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ˈbuck-jump
[f. buck n.1 + jump.]
A leap like that of a buck, esp. a jump from the ground made by an untamed or vicious horse, with the feet drawn together and the back arched, to unseat the rider. (Of American or Australian origin.) Hence ˈbuck-jump v. = buck v.3; also buck-jumper, buck-jumping vbl. n.
1848H. W. Haygarth Bush Life in Australia vii. 78 An expert ‘buck-jumper’ usually begins when his rider is in some degree off his guard. 1848Buck-jumping [see buck v.3]. 1861Harper's Mag. June 8/1 The Captain..compels his animal to slide or make ‘buck jumps’ over the worst places. 1878H. Smart Play or Pay i. (ed. 3) 18 Harlequin [a horse]..indulged in a couple of buck jumps. 1882Detroit Free Press 2 Dec. 1/6 That pony is a mustang and buck-jumper. 1885Forman (Dakota) Item 26 May 6/3 The majority of the horses there [in Australia] are vicious and given to the trick of buck-jumping. |