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buckjumper

American  
[buhk-juhm-per] / ˈbʌkˌdʒʌm pər /

noun

  1. a horse that bucks habitually, especially such a horse kept for use in rodeos.


buckjumper British  
/ ˈbʌkˌdʒʌmpə /

noun

  1. an untamed horse

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of buckjumper

First recorded in 1840–50; buckjump + -er 1

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We were treated the morning after our arrival to a lesson with the gloves, subsequently often repeated, and following this we had turns each in trying to ride a very clever buckjumper, a late purchase.

From Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 by Robert B. Booth

I got pitched off a buckjumper at a horse-dealers', Bungroopim way.

From Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life by Mrs. Campbell Praed

He can stick to the saddle, can Wollombi Jim, And when a buckjumper dispenses with him, The leather goes off with the rider.

From The Poems of Henry Kendall With Biographical Note by Bertram Stevens by Henry Kendall

An experienced buckjumper will decide as the saddle is being put on him to get rid of it as soon as possible without any apparent reason for such reprehensible conduct.

From Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 by Robert B. Booth

Lion did not act like an ordinary buckjumper.

From The Sweep Winner by Nat Gould

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