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jockteleg

jockteleg noun: a folding knife.

Noun

jockteleg (plural jocktelegs)

  1. (Scotland, archaic) A folding knife.

Forms of jockteleg

pluraljocktelegs

Origin of jockteleg

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

Questions about jockteleg

What does jockteleg mean?
Jockteleg means a folding knife.
What part of speech is jockteleg?
Jockteleg is a noun.
What is the plural of jockteleg?
The plural of jockteleg is jocktelegs.

Words near jockteleg in the dictionary

  1. jocks
  2. jocks off
  3. jockstrap
  4. jockstrappery
  5. jockstraps
  6. jockteleg
  7. jocktelegs
  8. jocky
  9. joco-serious
  10. Jocoaitique
  11. jocolatte

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