Jack Pudding

jackpudding English Alternative forms en Jack-pudding jack-pudding jackpudding jack pudding Pronunciation en /d͡ʒækˈpʊdˌɪŋ/ Noun Jack Pudding A buffoon character appearing in stage and street performances. en 1648 w:Clement Walker Relations and Observations: Historical and Politick, Upon the Parliament Begun Anno Dom: 1640 69–70 And first, Sir Thomas Wroth (Jack Pudding to Prideaux the Post-master) had his cue to go high, and feel the pulse of the House. en 1680 Trial of Lionel Anderson and Others for High Treason A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason 1816 [Lord Chief Justice:] It may be so, more know Jack Pudding, than Jack Pudding knows. en 1744 Henry Cary A Learned Dissertation on Dumpling; its Dignity, Antiquity and Excellence. With a Word upon Pudding 6th 7–8 so great was his Fame for Puddings, that he was called Jack Pudding all over the Kingdom, tho', in truth, his real name was John Brand, as appears by the Records of the Kitchen a. 1839, William Dunlap, A History of the American Theatre from Its Origins to 1832, page 310 Aha! said I, here is the Jack Pudding. I see he has forgot his broomstick and gridiron; he'll compensate for these wants, I suppose, by his wit and humour en 1843 Peregrine Mango A Trip to the Tropics The Yale Literary Magazine 289 One of them, the Jack Pudding of the company, mounted upon a pair of stilts that were strapped to his legs, and dressed most fantastically, en 1843 w:William Makepeace Thackeray The Irish Sketchbook The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray 246 1869 Then he brought forward Jack Pudding, and had a dialogue with him ; the jocularity of which,' by heavens ! made the heart ache to hear. en James George Frazer The Golden Bough 1911 9 222 The jack-pudding who now masquerades with motley countenance in the market-place of Lhasa. Synonyms buffoon, clown, comedian comic, cutup, fool, harlequin, humorist, jester, joker, merry-andrew, wag, zany See also Hanswurst Harlequin Jean Potage Macaroni Pickelhering, Pickelhäring