1859. Matsell, Vocabulum, s.v.
3. (colonial).—One who illegally appropriates a claim: but see Jump, verb. sense 1. Cf. Bounty-jumper.
1890. Gunter, Miss Nobody, p. 86. Bob, the hero who saved the Baby mine from the jumpers got us.
4. (common).—A short slop of coarse woollen or canvas.
1877. Five Years' Penal Servitude, iii. p. 222. 'We weren't dressed in such togs as these 'ere, but had white canvas jumpers and trousers.'
1883. Clark Russell, Sailor's Language, s.v.
1884. A. Forbes, in Eng. Ill. Mag., i. 698. He wore the long boots and the woollen jumper of a miner [in N.-Zealand].
1888. J. Runciman, The Chequers, p. 156. His huge chest is set off by a coarse white jumper.
Jumping-Jack, subs. (American).—An
antic; a gull.
1884. Henley and Stevenson, Deacon Brodie, ii. 3. He was my ape, my tool, my jumping-jack.
1892. Gunter, Miss Dividends, x. Some day, my jumping-jack, your wit may cost you the little brains you have.
1895. Henley and Stevenson, Macaire (New Review, June, p. 688), i. 3. With the courage of a hare . . . and the manners of a jumping-jack.
Jumping Jehosophat (Jupiter or
Moses).—See By.
Jumping Cat. The cult of the
jumping cat, subs. phr. (colloquial).—The
practice of waiting to
see the course of events before acting.
See Cat.
Jumping-powder, subs. (common).—A
stimulant administered to give
spirit and 'go' to a person or animal.
1840. Blaine, Encyc. Rural Sports, 385. 'Had he been fortified into pursuing the 'varmint' by a certain quantum of jumping powder.'
June, verb. (Western American).—To
go [Germ. gehen].
Junesey, subs. (American).—A
sweetheart.
1889. Atlantic Monthly, Oct., p. 502. De young nigger men on de plantation wuz atter Dilsey, but it did n' do no good, en none un 'em could n' git Dilsey fer dey junesey, 'tel Dave 'mence fer ter go roun' Aun' Mahaly's cabin.
Junior, adj. (Winchester College).—Applied
to all comparable objects.
Of two neighbouring trees, the
bigger is the 'senior': there are a
'senior' and a 'junior' end to a
table, a room etc. Tight junior
= lowest of all.
Juniper, subs. (colloquial).—Gin.
For synonyms see Drinks etc.
Also Juniper-brandy.
1857. J. E. Ritchie, Night Side of London, p. 195. The pots of heavy and the quarterns of juniper are freely quaffed.
Juniper-lecture, subs. (old).—A
round scolding bout.—Lex. Bal.
(1811).
Junk, subs. (nautical).—1. Salt beef:
also old (or salt) horse. [From
being tough as old rope].
1760-61. Smollett, Sir L. Greaves, ii. i. 'Whom I value no more than old junk, pork-slush, or stinking stock fish.'
1830. Moncrieff, 'Old Booty'. May the swabs live upon salt junk.
1836. M. Scott, Cringle's Log. viii. I thought I could eat a bit, so I attacked the salt junk and made a hearty meal.
1837. Marryat, Snarleyow, C. xi. So while they cut their raw salt-junks, With dainties You'll be crammed.
1840. Harwood, Mess Table Chat. A dry, mahogany looking lump of salt beef, aquatic junk, Gallice 'resistance.'
1891. R. L. Stevenson, Kidnapped, p. 69. The meals were either of oatmeal porridge or salt junk.
