About The Word Jackknife
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Jackknife
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What's The Definition Of Jackknife?
[n] a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out
[n] a large knife with one or more folding blades [v] dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife Synonyms | Synonyms for Jackknife: clasp knife Related Terms | Find terms related to Jackknife: adz | ax | belly buster | belly flop | belly whopper | bread knife | bushwhacker | butcher knife | cannonball | carving knife | chaser | chisel | cleaver | clipper | clippers | crash dive | dagger | dive | drop | fall | gainer | gouge | hack | hatchet | header | hoe | hunting knife | knife | lance | lancet | letter-opener | machete | mattock | nippers | nose dive | paper cutter | paper knife | parachute jump | paring knife | penknife | pick | pickax | pitch | plowshare | plunge | pounce | power dive | razor | razor blade | running dive | saw knife | sax | scalpel | scissors | scoop | scraper | scuffle hoe | scythe | share | shears | sheath knife | sickle | sidecutters | sky dive | snips | spear | spokeshave | stationary dive | stoop | surgical knife | swan dive | swoop | sword | table knife | wedge See Also | dive | dive | diving | pocket knife | pocketknife Jackknife In Webster's Dictionary \Jack"knife`\, n.
A large, strong clasp knife for the pocket; a pocket knife.
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