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jack·knife
 jackknife
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- pronunciation:
- jaek
naIf
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noun |
| inflections: |
jackknives |
| definition 1: |
a large pocketknife whose blade can be folded into the handle.
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| definition 2: |
a kind of dive in which a person bends in the air, touches his feet, and straightens out before reaching the water.
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| related words: |
knife |
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