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jack-up-the-orchard

jack-up-the-orchard noun: used as an unspecified threat.

Noun

jack-up-the-orchard (uncountable)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) Used as an unspecified threat.
    • I'll give you jack-up-the-orchard if I catch you!

Questions about jack-up-the-orchard

What does jack-up-the-orchard mean?
Jack-up-the-orchard means used as an unspecified threat.
What part of speech is jack-up-the-orchard?
Jack-up-the-orchard is a noun.

Words near jack-up-the-orchard in the dictionary

  1. jack-sinkers
  2. jack-staff
  3. jack-staffs
  4. jack-tar
  5. jack-up
  6. jack-up-the-orchard
  7. jack-ups
  8. jack-walk
  9. Jack-with-a-lantern
  10. jackable
  11. jackaburra

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