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Jackknife   Listen
noun
Jackknife  n.  A large, strong clasp knife for the pocket; a pocket knife.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Jackknife" Quotes from Famous Books



... in all his pockets. And probably that was the first time he had ever found himself without plenty of string. There were enough other things in his pockets—a jackknife and nails, an apple and a lump of maple sugar, an old broken watch and a willow whistle. But not a single piece of string ...
— The Tale of Sandy Chipmunk • Arthur Scott Bailey

... the martial splendor of his full scout regalia, his duffel bag stuffed to capacity with his aluminum cooking set and two extra scout suits. His diminutive but compact and sturdy little form was decorated with his scout jackknife hanging from his belt, his compass dangling from his neck, and his belt ax dragging ...
— Pee-wee Harris • Percy Keese Fitzhugh

... up in it all these objects, together with the canvas sack, fastening the roll with a half hitch such as miners use, the instincts of the old-time car-boy coming back to him in his present confusion of mind. He changed his pipe and his knife—a huge jackknife with a yellowed bone handle—to the pockets ...
— McTeague • Frank Norris



Words linked to "Jackknife" :   athletics, sport, diving, pocketknife, pocket knife, jackknife-fish



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