supplejack

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)Any of various North American vines that have supple stems.
2. (countable, uncountable)A cane made from such a plant used as a walking stick or as a whip.

   “Above all, knock the first of them down who is insolent, and thrash any of them who are disobedient with a supplejack.”

3. (countable, uncountable)A child's toy in the form of a man with jointed limbs controlled by a string; a jumping jack.

   “and his body spread out as usual in his favourite position of a supplejack distorted to the utmost;”

4. (countable, uncountable)Any of several vines belonging to the genus Ripogonum, native to New Zealand.