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spring-heeled — springˈ heeled adjective Having springs on one s heels, as in spring heeled Jack, supposed to do great leaps and play pranks or commit robberies • • • Main Entry: ↑spring * * * spring heeled «SPRIHNG HEELD», adjective. Especially British. 1.… … Useful english dictionary
Spring Heeled Jack — auf einer Illustration um 1890 Spring Heeled Jack (auch: Springheel Jack oder Spring heel Jack) ist eine Figur aus der englischen Folklore, die im viktorianischen England auftrat und mehrere Menschen angegriffen haben soll. Ins Deutsche übersetzt … Deutsch Wikipedia
Spring Heeled Jack (disambiguation) — Spring Heeled Jack (also Springheel Jack, Spring heel Jack, etc.) is the name of: *Spring Heeled Jack, a character from English folklore. *Spring Heeled Jack U.S.A., a third wave American ska band. *Spring Heel Jack, an English electronic music… … Wikipedia
Spring-Heeled Jim — is a song by British musician Morissey from his 1994 album Vauxhall and I . The title may be a pun of Spring Heeled Jack, a character from English folklore said to be able to jump extraordinarily high.The song features samples from We are The… … Wikipedia
Spring Heeled Jim — is a song by British musician Morrissey from his 1994 album Vauxhall and I . The title may be a pun of Spring Heeled Jack, a character from English folklore said to be able to jump extraordinarily high.The song features samples from We are The… … Wikipedia
Spring Heeled Jack — Infobox Paranormalcreatures Creature Name = Spring Heeled Jack Image Caption = Illustration circa 1890 Grouping = Hoax/Mass hysteria/ Demon/Alien Country = UK Region = London/Liverpool Habitat = Urban First Reported = 1837 Last Sighted = 1986… … Wikipedia
Spring Heeled Jack — Ilustración de Spring Heeled Jack (c. 1890). Spring Heeled Jack (escrito también Springheel Jack, Spring heel Jack, etcétera) es un personaje del folclore inglés que se habría aparecido en la época victoriana, siendo capaz de realizar saltos… … Wikipedia Español
Spring Heeled Jack U.S.A. — Infobox musical artist Name = Spring Heeled Jack U.S.A. Img capt = Img size = 200 Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = New Haven, Connecticut flagcountry|USA Genre = third wave ska, ska Years active = 1991– 2000 Label =… … Wikipedia
Spring Heeled Jack — noun A mythical character from England, recognized during the 19th century … Wiktionary
Spring-Heel — (or Spring Heeled) Jack This was a general Victorian nickname for a street * robber who relied on speed in running to escape, and did not necessarily refer to one particular man; in Cheshire, for example, maids who had just been paid their… … A Dictionary of English folklore
