What does jumping-jack mean?
Jumping-jack means Alternative form of jumping jack..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of jumping jack..
In the beheaded frog the legs twitch as fatally when we touch the skin with acid as do a jumping-jack's when we pull the string.
"Because you are built as absurdly as a jumping-jack," sneered the horse, rolling his knotty eyes in a vicious manner. "Even your head won't stay straight, and you never can tell whether you are looking backwards or forwards!"
"I have a jumping-jack!" came from Freddie, and he began to work the toy up and down in a most comical fashion.
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Jumping-jack means Alternative form of jumping jack..
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In the beheaded frog the legs twitch as fatally when we touch the skin with acid as do a jumping-jack's when we pull the string.
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