subs. (colonial).—See quot. Also JUMPING OFF PLACE; a destination.
1885. STAVELY HILL, From Home to Home, iii. Colonially known as ‘the JUMP-DOWN,’ that is, the last place that is in course of erection on the outskirts of what is called civilized life.
1887. Scribner’s Magazine. It is a sort of JUMPING-OFF-PLACE.
