JACKKNIFE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'jak`nIf
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[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

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	Synonyms:	clasp knife

	See Also:	dive, dive, diving, pocket knife, pocketknife

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Jack"knife`\, n. A large, strong clasp knife for the pocket; a pocket knife.

Thesaurus Terms

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