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noun Nautical.
any light sail set above a skysail; flying kite.
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Origin of jolly jumper
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby jolly jumper
jollity,
jollop,
jolly,
Jolly balance,
jolly boat,
jolly jumper,
Jolly Roger,
Jolo,
Jolson,
jolt,
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How to use jolly jumper in a sentence
The incident sparked his belief in Santa, but he would have to wait nearly two decades before dressing up as Jolly St. Nick.
Like Jolly, most of the women raced other motorized vehicles before making it into Monster Jam.
Jolly somehow finds the time to also manage a restaurant and help kids who have Autism and Down syndrome ride horses.
Jolly, who entered the racing world when she was eight years old, remembers being taunted as a kid.
Jolly and Creten, who are both married to Monster Jam drivers (Neil Elliott and Jimmy Creten, respectively), have kids.
Mrs. Jolly Robin had often wished—when she was trying to feed a rapidly-growing family—that she could hunt forp.
And then Jolly Robin would feel ashamed that he had even thought of being so cruel to an infant bird, even if he was a Cowbird.
And then, probably, Jolly Robin would laugh and tell her not to mind, for there ought to be worms enough for everybody.
Then a shower of dirt flew into their faces and both Jolly Robin and his wife tumbled over backward.
While the refined exquisite was giving his order, a jolly western drover had listened with opened mouth and protruding eyes.
British Dictionary definitions for jolly jumper
noun
trademark Canadian a type of fixed sprung baby harness in which an infant may be placed and allowed to bounce up and down for exercise
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