SINCE 1828
Jack-in-the-Green
noun
plural Jack-in-the-Greens
or Jacks-in-the-Green
Definition of Jack-in-the-Green
1
: a man or boy enclosed in a conical framework covered with leaves and boughs to take a prominent part in the May Day games of English chimney sweeps
2
: an English primrose having sepals resembling leaves
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