Talk:jumbo
The following information has failed Wiktionary's verification process.
Failure to be verified means that insufficient eligible citations of this usage have been found, and the entry therefore does not meet Wiktionary inclusion criteria at the present time. We have archived here the disputed information, the verification discussion, and any documentation gathered so far, pending further evidence.
Do not re-add this information to the article without also submitting proof that it meets Wiktionary's criteria for inclusion.
Rfv-sense "A popular name for an elephant." Seems almost like a speedy as a lowercase common noun, but I give it the benefit of the doubt, that perhaps some elephant-related common noun belongs here. —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 18:56, 9 February 2014 (UTC)
- RFV failed: no quotations provided. I checked other dictionaries for plausibility. --Dan Polansky (talk) 09:11, 10 May 2014 (UTC)
"jumbo" means "elephant" to me, I doubt that I'm the only one. Helenpaws (talk) 19:10, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
Possible missing nautical sense[edit]
What does it mean here, in "ease your jumbo"? It might be a sailor's instruction to do something, or perhaps it's nautical slang for "shut up, stop complaining".
- 1897, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous
- "Never seen anchor weighed before?" said Tom Platt, to Harvey gaping at the damp canvas of the foresail.
"No. Where are we going?"
"Fish and make berth, as you'll find out 'fore you've been a week aboard. It's all new to you, but we never know what may come to us. Now, take me—Tom Platt—I'd never ha' thought—"
"It's better than fourteen dollars a month an' a bullet in your belly," said Troop, from the wheel. "Ease your jumbo a grind."
- "Never seen anchor weighed before?" said Tom Platt, to Harvey gaping at the damp canvas of the foresail.