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Meaning of jackknife


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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


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