supplejack

[suhp-uhl-jak]

noun

1. a strong, pliant cane or walking stick.

2. any of various climbing shrubs with strong stems suitable for making walking sticks.

supplejack

/ ˈsʌpəlˌdʒæk /

noun

1. a North American twining rhamnaceous woody vine, Berchemia scandens , that has greenish-white flowers and purple fruits

2. a liliaceous plant of New Zealand, Ripogonum scandens , having tough climbing vines

3. a tropical American woody sapindaceous vine, Paullinia curassavica, having strong supple wood

4. any of various other vines with strong supple stems

5. a walking stick made from the wood of Paullinia curassavica

Word History and Origins

Origin of supplejack¹

First recorded in 1715–25; supple + jack ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of supplejack¹

C18: from _supple + _jack ¹

Example Sentences

Golden beams of light broke through densely clustered supplejack vines and rimu trees.

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I told him that I meant to make a light raft out of dead timber to save me from swimming after any ducks that I might shoot, and that the supplejack was for lashing.

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Presently, seeing me cutting some young supplejack vines, my new acquaintance asked me their purpose.

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