jack-upn.
/ˈdʒakʌp/, U.S. /ˈdʒækˌəp/, Australian English /ˈdʒækˌʌp/, New Zealand English /ˈdʒɛkˌʌp/ 1. New Zealand slang. A fraudulent or dishonest practice or arrangement; a trick, a hoax, a swindle.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [noun] > instance of
braida1000
fraudc1374
mock1523
brogue1537
flim-flamc1538
imposture1548
lie1560
cozening1576
smoke-hole1580
gullery1598
gull1600
cog1602
coggery1602
fraudulency1630
imposition1632
cheat1649
fourbery1650
prestige1656
sham1677
crimp1684
bite1711
humbug1750
swindle1778
hookum-snivey1781
shim-sham1797
gag1805
intake1808
racket1819
wooden nutmeg1822
sell1838
caper1851
skin game1879
Kaffir bargain1899
swizzle1913
swizz1915
put-on1919
ready-up1924
rort1926
jack-up1945
1945 E. G. Webber Johnny Enzed in Middle East (Gloss.) Jack-up, a dirty plot.
1968 G. Slatter Pagan Game 70 He had a genius for the jack-up, always got his platoon billets.
1986 N.Z. Parl. Deb. 473 3865 The offer of resignation this week was a total jack-up between the Minister of Finance and the Deputy Prime Minister.
2014 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 23 Apr. Patrick Gower has labelled the poaching of Jones ‘a dodgy deal’, arguing that ‘it is a complete and utter jack-up done primarily to hurt Labour’.
2. Australian slang. A dispute; a refusal to participate or cooperate, esp. with the authorities; spec. a strike.
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society > occupation and work > working > labour relations > [noun] > dispute
trade dispute1776
industrial dispute1844
jack-up1945
society > occupation and work > working > labour relations > [noun] > strike
turn-out1806
strike1810
steek1812
standout1826
stickout1845
walkout1881
stoppage1902
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1945 News (Adelaide) 9 Mar. 3/1 The mutiny was described by many who participated as a ‘jack up’, which apparently means a strike.
1968 S. L. Elliott Rusty Bugles in E. Hanger Khaki, Bush & Bigotry 94 If I'm not on the next draft I'm telling you there's going to be the biggest jack-up you ever saw.
1995 Sunday Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 9 July (Review section) 54 The Grovely detention barracks had been an ‘active volcano’ for several weeks before the October 7 jack-up.
2005 M. Crouch Lit. Larrikin viii. 109 He certainly knew how to run a jack-up.., but he stipulated that it must be on the basis of his experiences with the Darwin strike.
2012 K. James Hard Slog iii. 111 There were morale problems and ‘jack-ups’ in other units elsewhere on the island.
3. More fully jack-up rig. A type of offshore drilling rig consisting of a floating hull and several movable supports which can be raised above the hull during transportation and lowed down to the sea bed in order to anchor the rig in place.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > oil and natural gas recovery equipment > [noun] > apparatus for well-sinking > type of
drilling rig1901
jack-up1961
exploration rig1974
1961 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 24 Dec. 12 b/5 The Scorpion, a three-legged jack-up type drilling rig..is also in the channel where it is having its 20-foot hull painted.
1965 Oil & Petroleum Year Bk. 511 (advt.) Santa Fe's offshore operations now include drilling services from fixed platforms, jack-ups and the semi-submersible Blue Water No. 2.
1985 Pop. Sci. June 70 An ungainly sailor but a superb driller, Gorilla III is the brawniest jack-up rig yet.
2006 V. Smil Transforming 20th Cent. iv. 166 Offshore drilling then progressed from small jackup rigs for shallow near-shore waters.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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