Jackknife
['dʒæknaɪf]
Definition
(noun.) a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out.
(verb.) dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife.
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Definition
(n.) A large, strong clasp knife for the pocket; a pocket knife.
Typed by Arthur
Examples
- He came round at the appointed time, took out his jackknife, and sat down to his meal. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Provis, regarding him with a fixed attention, was slowly putting up his jackknife, and groping in another pocket for something else. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Provis, who had been asleep too, staggered up at the noise I made, and in an instant I saw his jackknife shining in his hand. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
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