jack-up
n.— «Leader Don Brash has moved a no-confidence motion in Ms Wilson, but insisted every opportunity presented by the Government for it to formally debate this in Parliament was “a jack-up,” and a ruse by the Government and/or the Greens to close the scandal down quickly, and so refused to cooperate.» —“All at sea on a wave of vulgarity” by Jane Clifton Stuff.co.nz (New Zealand) Aug. 2, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Our discussion of Anglo-Saxon kennings inspired listener Paul Holler of Arlington Heights, Illinois, to write a lovely poem exploring the idea of the kenning sea-guest, meaning “sailor,” and what it means to be a guest of the sea and what that says...
In 1916, a small-town newspaper in Pennsylvania printed a fanciful item about a local gathering with a guest list that included, among others, Miss Ella Vader, Mr. Ray Zor, and other punny names. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of...