Cousin Jack
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
So Cornishmen are called in the western counties, and in places where they are working as miners.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Cousin Jack” mean?
So Cornishmen are called in the western counties, and in places where they are working as miners.
Is “Cousin Jack” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.