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jolly jumper

jolly jumper

noun

any light sail set above a skysail; flying kite.
Jolly Jumper

Jolly Jumper

noun

a type of fixed sprung baby harness in which an infant may be placed and allowed to bounce up and down for exercise

jolly jumper

American

noun

Nautical.

any light sail set above a skysail; flying kite.

Jolly Jumper British

noun

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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Origin of jolly jumper

First recorded in 1880–85

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Jolly Jumper

A gift to parents everywhere, Olivia Poole, an American-Canadian mother of seven children herself, patented the bouncing baby exerciser known as the Jolly Jumper in 1954.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2017

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