Claim jumper

Claim jumper

Claim jumper can refer to

  • a dishonest miner who violates another's land claim
  • Claim Jumper restaurants
  • Claim Jumper (NASCAR), a term for a Sprint Cup driver who participates in a Nationwide Series race.

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  • Claim Jumper — restaurant, Fresno, California Claim Jumper is a restaurant chain headquartered in Irvine, California with 45 locations in Arizona, California, Illinois, Colorado, Nevada, Washington, Wisconsin and Oregon. Founder Craig Nickoloff opened the first …   Wikipedia

  • claim-jumper — claim jumping, n. /klaym jum peuhr/, n. a person who seizes another s claim of land, esp. for mineral rights. [1825 35] * * * claimˈ jumper noun A person who takes possession of another s mining claim • • • Main Entry: ↑claim …   Useful english dictionary

  • claim jumper — noun one who illegally occupies property to which another has a legal claim • Hypernyms: ↑usurper, ↑supplanter * * * claim jumper, U.S. a person who appropriates a mining claim or the like already taken by another …   Useful english dictionary

  • claim-jumper — claim jumping, n. /klaym jum peuhr/, n. a person who seizes another s claim of land, esp. for mineral rights. [1825 35] * * * …   Universalium

  • claim jumper — noun One who disreputably mines land legitimately claimed by another …   Wiktionary

  • jumper — I. /ˈdʒʌmpə / (say jumpuh) noun 1. someone or something that jumps. 2. a horse that excels at jumping hurdles. 3. a boring tool or device worked with a jumping motion. 4. Electricity a. a short length of conductor used to make a connection,… …  

  • Omaha Claim Club — The Omaha Claim Club, also called the Omaha Township Claim Association[1] and the Omaha Land Company, was organized in 1854 for the purpose of encouraging the building of a city [2] and protecting members claims in the area platted for Omaha City …   Wikipedia

  • To jump a claim — Jump Jump, v. t. 1. To pass over by means of a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch. [1913 Webster] 3. To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard. [Obs.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Greenland Ruby — When European scientists first arrived in Greenland over 200 years ago to study the geology, they encountered native Inuit (“eskimo”) people who were already familiar with the red gemstone variety of the mineral corundum, known as ruby (Giesecke …   Wikipedia

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