jerrymander
noun- British soldiers in Egypt used to have jerrymander fights, pitting one against another.1935, Sir John Arthur Thomson, Biology for Everyman, page 367:
- My Squadron Leader's crew adopted a family of jerboas and my Troop Corporals chose a black, spider-like monster, about 3 in. long with short legs and enormous jaws, which they called a "jerrymander".1965, J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson, Desert Life, page 31:
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- They also are known by the British terms jerrymander and jerrymunglum.2009, Gary R. Mullen, “Solpugids (Solifugae)”, in Medical and Veterinary Entomology, page 401: