DCHP-2

Jolly Jumper jolly-jumper DCHP-2 (April 2016)

• n. — proprietary

  a device with a strong elastic suspension that allows a baby to exercise its legs by bouncing up and down.

  Type: 1. Origin — The Jolly Jumper was invented by a Canadian mother, Susan Olivia Poole, in 1910 and has been available for retail since 1948 (see Jolly Jumper reference). She was inspired by Native American mothers who hung cradles from the limbs of trees (see the second 1958 and the 1962 quotations). See also COD-2, which marks the term "Cdn. proprietary".