spring-heeled Jacks

A form of spring-heeled Jack — A terrifying man of bizarre appearance and able to make extraordinary leaps, the subject of English folklore of the Victorian era.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of spring-heeled Jack
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spring-heeled Jacks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring-heeled%20Jacks

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“spring-heeled Jacks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring-heeled%20Jacks. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spring-heeled Jacks,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring-heeled%20Jacks.

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