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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

jackknife
    n 1: a large knife with one or more folding blades [syn: clasp
         knife, jackknife]
    2: a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before
       straightening out
    v 1: dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a
         right angle, like a jackknife

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Jackknife \Jack"knife`\, n.
   A large, strong clasp knife for the pocket; a pocket knife.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for jackknife:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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