buckjumper

[ buhk-juhm-per ]

noun
  1. a horse that bucks habitually, especially such a horse kept for use in rodeos.

Origin of buckjumper

1
First recorded in 1840–50; buckjump + -er1

Words Nearby buckjumper

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How to use buckjumper in a sentence

  • I can ride anything but a buckjumper, and boss the shepherds, and I do love the life, no stifling in fields and copses!

    Modern Broods | Charlotte Mary Yonge
  • They sat a buckjumper as a child sits a swing, and seemed to be horsemasters as it were by instinct.

British Dictionary definitions for buckjumper

buckjumper

/ (ˈbʌkˌdʒʌmpə) /


noun
  1. Australian an untamed horse

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