jockteleg

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English

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Etymology

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Originally Scots; first attested as jackteleg, perhaps with Jack, Jock and leg, alluding to knife handles carved in the form of a leg.[1]

Noun

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jockteleg (plural jocktelegs)

  1. (Scotland, archaic) A folding knife.

References

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  1. ^ “jockteleg”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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