Cousin Jack

American  

noun

plural

Cousin Jacks

1. a Cornishman, especially a Cornish miner.

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Etymology

Origin of Cousin Jack

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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

An instant later Randy Rover came up beside the others, followed by his Cousin Jack.

From The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island or, The Old Lumberman's Treasure Box by Stratemeyer, Edward

And then Aunt Elizabeth went to a neighbouring franklin’s farm, to serve the franklin’s dame; and Cousin Jack went away to sea; and Maude could not recollect how they lived for a time.

From The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time by Holt, Emily Sarah

But I shall see to it that you do not get another contract in the Cousin Jack Mine after you have finished with this one.

From The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft by Mears, James R.

Having disposed of the matters before them, the conversation turned to their recent narrow escape in the Cousin Jack Mine.

From The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft by Mears, James R.