Jack-in-the-bushn.

Brit.

/ˈdʒakᵻnðəˌbʊʃ/, U.S.

/ˈdʒækɪnðəˌbʊʃ/

Forms:

α. 1700s– Jack-in-the-bush.

β. 1700s Jack-in-a-bush (in sense 2).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Jack n.², in prep., the adj., bush n.¹

Etymology: In α. forms < Jack n.² + in prep. + the adj. + bush n.¹ In β. forms < Jack n.² + in prep. + a adj. + bush n.¹

1. As the name of a plant.

a. Originally and chiefly Jamaican. Any of several tropical American shrubs, often having aromatic foliage used medicinally; esp. Chromolaena odorata (family Asteraceae) and black sage, Cordia curassavica.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > American or West Indian

ramgoat bush1566

burton-wood1697

cowage cherry1725

Jack-in-the-busha1726

screw tree1739

lady of the night1752

goatweed1756

solandra1797

silk-tassel1833

garrya1835

matico1839

choisya1840

Romneya1845

jointer1847

creosote-bush1851

creosote-plant1854

bridal wreath1856

ocotillo1856

adelaster1863

sage rose1864

white horse1864

tree poppy1866

Tacsonia1869

rain tree1877

piquillin bush1884

tassel-bush1891

bush poppy1899

Mexican orange1923

shrimp plant1941

a1726 H. Barham Hortus Americanus (1794) 165 A large wild sage, with white flowers, and commonly called in Jamaica jack in the bush.

1864 A. H. R. Grisebach Flora Brit. W. Indian Islands 784/2 Jack-in-the-bush: Cordia cylindrostachya.

1955 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 6 Aug. 349/1 At the onset of his illness he added a number of others [sc. bush teas] for their supposed medicinal value. These included..Jack-in-the-bush (Eupatorium odoratum).

2005 Kingston (Jamaica) Gleaner 28 Apr. e7 Among the ingredients are..Jack in the Bush (for colds and removal of mucus).

†b. U.S. Love-in-a-mist, Nigella damascena. Cf. devil-in-a-bush n. at devil n. Phrases 5c. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1843 Parley's Mag. 332 In a dress of pure white came the modest Jonquil, And Jack-in-the-Bush with his blue coat and frill.

1896 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 9 180 Nigella Damascena, L., Jack-in-the-bush, Worcester, Mass.

†c. Garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata; also called jack-by-the-hedge, jack-of-the-hedge. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > [noun] > hedge-garlic

sauce-alone1530

jack of the hedge1538

jack-by-the-hedge1578

garlic treaclewort1597

poor man's treacle1611

jack-in-the-hedge1675

garlic-mustard1861

Jack-in-the-bush1872

1872 F. Kilvert Diary 10 May (1939) II. 196 He [sc. the sawyer] said wild garlic, called Jack-in-the-Bush, is a famous pot herb.

2. At May Day celebrations, formerly esp. among chimney sweeps: (a name for) a man or boy wearing a wooden or wicker framework in the shape of a rounded cone or a pyramid, which is decorated with leaves to symbolize seasonal fertility; = Jack in the green n. 1a. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > persons and characters > [noun] > characters in May-day festivities

May-lady1564

savage mana1577

green man1578

May Marian1582

May Queen1600

malkina1625

Jack o' the green1729

Jack-in-the-bush1792

Jack in the green1794

May Day sweep1832

green1836

Maid Marian1893

1792 S. Bishop in Bouquet I. 11 Superstition came telling her steps and her beads, Like Jack-in-a-bush hung all over with green.

1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. I. xiii. 146 A more extraordinary figure is sometimes in company, whom they call Jack-in-the-Bush; as the name indicates, nothing but bush is to be seen, except the feet which dance under it.

1832 A. E. Bray Let. 9 June in Legends, Superstitions, & Sketches Devonshire (1844) I. xix. 327 Jack in the Bush is his name; and he has existed (so am I told) as long as the May-pole itself.

1992 Independent (Nexis) 2 May 26 Jack in the Bush, the walking shrub awakened for summer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jack-in-the-bush
释义	Jack-in-the-bushn. Brit. /ˈdʒakᵻnðəˌbʊʃ/, U.S. /ˈdʒækɪnðəˌbʊʃ/ Forms: α. 1700s– Jack-in-the-bush. β. 1700s Jack-in-a-bush (in sense 2). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Jack n.², in prep., the adj., bush n.¹ Etymology: In α. forms < Jack n.² + in prep. + the adj. + bush n.¹ In β. forms < Jack n.² + in prep. + a adj. + bush n.¹ 1. As the name of a plant. a. Originally and chiefly Jamaican. Any of several tropical American shrubs, often having aromatic foliage used medicinally; esp. Chromolaena odorata (family Asteraceae) and black sage, Cordia curassavica. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > American or West Indian ramgoat bush1566 burton-wood1697 cowage cherry1725 Jack-in-the-busha1726 screw tree1739 lady of the night1752 goatweed1756 solandra1797 silk-tassel1833 garrya1835 matico1839 choisya1840 Romneya1845 jointer1847 creosote-bush1851 creosote-plant1854 bridal wreath1856 ocotillo1856 adelaster1863 sage rose1864 white horse1864 tree poppy1866 Tacsonia1869 rain tree1877 piquillin bush1884 tassel-bush1891 bush poppy1899 Mexican orange1923 shrimp plant1941 a1726 H. Barham Hortus Americanus (1794) 165 A large wild sage, with white flowers, and commonly called in Jamaica jack in the bush. 1864 A. H. R. Grisebach Flora Brit. W. Indian Islands 784/2 Jack-in-the-bush: Cordia cylindrostachya. 1955 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 6 Aug. 349/1 At the onset of his illness he added a number of others [sc. bush teas] for their supposed medicinal value. These included..Jack-in-the-bush (Eupatorium odoratum). 2005 Kingston (Jamaica) Gleaner 28 Apr. e7 Among the ingredients are..Jack in the Bush (for colds and removal of mucus). †b. U.S. Love-in-a-mist, Nigella damascena. Cf. devil-in-a-bush n. at devil n. Phrases 5c. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1843 Parley's Mag. 332 In a dress of pure white came the modest Jonquil, And Jack-in-the-Bush with his blue coat and frill. 1896 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 9 180 Nigella Damascena, L., Jack-in-the-bush, Worcester, Mass. †c. Garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata; also called jack-by-the-hedge, jack-of-the-hedge. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > [noun] > hedge-garlic sauce-alone1530 jack of the hedge1538 jack-by-the-hedge1578 garlic treaclewort1597 poor man's treacle1611 jack-in-the-hedge1675 garlic-mustard1861 Jack-in-the-bush1872 1872 F. Kilvert Diary 10 May (1939) II. 196 He [sc. the sawyer] said wild garlic, called Jack-in-the-Bush, is a famous pot herb. 2. At May Day celebrations, formerly esp. among chimney sweeps: (a name for) a man or boy wearing a wooden or wicker framework in the shape of a rounded cone or a pyramid, which is decorated with leaves to symbolize seasonal fertility; = Jack in the green n. 1a. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > persons and characters > [noun] > characters in May-day festivities May-lady1564 savage mana1577 green man1578 May Marian1582 May Queen1600 malkina1625 Jack o' the green1729 Jack-in-the-bush1792 Jack in the green1794 May Day sweep1832 green1836 Maid Marian1893 1792 S. Bishop in Bouquet I. 11 Superstition came telling her steps and her beads, Like Jack-in-a-bush hung all over with green. 1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. I. xiii. 146 A more extraordinary figure is sometimes in company, whom they call Jack-in-the-Bush; as the name indicates, nothing but bush is to be seen, except the feet which dance under it. 1832 A. E. Bray Let. 9 June in Legends, Superstitions, & Sketches Devonshire (1844) I. xix. 327 Jack in the Bush is his name; and he has existed (so am I told) as long as the May-pole itself. 1992 Independent (Nexis) 2 May 26 Jack in the Bush, the walking shrub awakened for summer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1726
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