Cousin Jack
Americannoun
plural
Cousin JacksEtymology
Origin of Cousin Jack
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Your partner should know that it might be hard for your kid to comprehend that hitting and kicking is OK with Cousin Jack but not OK with his preschool classmates.
From Slate • Oct. 22, 2019
You will act as inspector for both the Cousin Jack and the Red Rock Mines.
From The Iron Boys as Foremen or, Heading the Diamond Drill Shift by Mears, James R.
Little Alice heard her father say that her Cousin Jack has the small-pox, and exclaimed, "Oh, papa, I think it's real mean of Jack not to send me any."
From Harper's Round Table, October 22, 1895 by Various
Yes; here is a letter to the general superintendent of the Cousin Jack Mine.
From The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft by Mears, James R.
They bathed and dug upon the shore, and played with Cousin Jack; They heard the band upon the sand, and rode on donkey-back.
From Happy Days for Boys and Girls by Various
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