cup-and-ball vs jackal

cup-and-ball

noun
  • A traditional children's toy consisting of a hand-held wooden cup with a ball attached by a string. The player jerks the ball into the air and attempts to catch it in the cup. 

jackal

noun
  • A jack (the playing card). 

  • A person who performs menial/routine tasks, a dogsbody. 

  • A player who steals the ball at the tackle. 

  • A person who behaves in an opportunistic way; especially a base collaborator. 

  • Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf. 

verb
  • To perform menial or routine tasks 

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