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jock•te•leg
( jok′tə leg′),USA pronunciation n. [Brit. Dial.]
- British Termsa large clasp knife or pocketknife;
jackknife.
- 1665–75; origin, originally Scots; first attested as jackteleg, perh. with Jack, Jock and leg, alluding to knife handles carved in the form of a leg
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