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jackknife
Part of speech: Noun Usage examples "jackknife":- Them are his trousers I've on me and he gave me an oilskin and that jackknife. - "Ulysses", James Joyce.
- Then, with his jackknife, he pried one of the no- draft windows open just far enough to slip the wire in. - "The Egyptian Cat Mystery", Harold Leland Goodwin.
- 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. - "The Tale of Sandy Chipmunk", Arthur Scott Bailey.