jack-up-the-orchard

noun

Used as an unspecified threat.

“I'll give you jack-up-the-orchard if I catch you!”

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Meanings

nounjack-up-the-orchard (uncountable)
  1. UKdialectalobsoleteuncountableUsed as an unspecified threat.

    I'll give you jack-up-the-orchard if I catch you!

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APA

jack-up-the-orchard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jack-up-the-orchard

MLA

“jack-up-the-orchard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jack-up-the-orchard. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jack-up-the-orchard,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jack-up-the-orchard.

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