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buck⋅jump

[buhk-juhmp]
–verb (used without object)
(of a horse) to buck.

Origin:
1840–50; buck 2 + jump
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buck·jump   (bŭk'jŭmp')   
intr.v.   buck·jumped, buck·jump·ing, buck·jumps
  1. To buck, as a horse or mule does.

  2. To move in sudden jerks; lurch.

buck'jump·er n.
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