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noun

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

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Etymology of 'Jackknife'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Jackknife" Quotes from Famous Books

... out his jackknife and methodically cut the remaining bonds. It came to him suddenly, as he stood up, that someone might have seen this singular performance and carried the tale away for future laughter. The thought drove the sheriff mad. He swung savagely into the saddle ...

— The Rangeland Avenger • Max Brand

... minded telltale marks from muddy little shoes nor the imprint of sticky fingers on satin upholstery; nor had she ever allowed painters to gloss over the initials that Graham had carved with his first jackknife on one of the broad window-sills of the library. "When he's a grown man and away from the nest—I'll have ...

— Highacres • Jane Abbott

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