2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Supple-jack \Sup"ple-jack`\, n. (Bot.) (a) A climbing shrub ({Berchemia volubilus}) of the Southern United States, having a tough and pliable stem. (b) A somewhat similar tropical American plant ({Paullinia Curassavica}); also, a walking stick made from its stem. [1913 Webster] He was in form and spirit like a supple-jack, . . . yielding, but tough; though he bent, he never broke. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster] Note: This name is given to various plants of similar habit in different British colonies. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: supplejack n : walking stick made from the wood of an American tropical vine
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