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jump cushion

noun

Etymology

From jump + cushion.

  1. derived from *koḱs-✻ — “joint, limb”
  2. derived from coxa
  3. derived from *coxīnus✻
  4. derived from coissin
  5. inherited from quysshyn
  6. compounded as jump cushion — “jump + cushion”

Definitions

  1. A large (sometimes inflatable) cushion used to catch a person falling from a great…

    A large (sometimes inflatable) cushion used to catch a person falling from a great height, chiefly used in sports or for emergency rescue.

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