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jackknife

noun as in swan dive

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Example Sentences

She cut it with Henry's jackknife into four quarters, and she and Henry took the two crusty ends themselves.

It was a rather battered jackknife, and Scattergood noticed that one blade had been broken off.

Mr. Blossom drew a jackknife from his pocket and began leisurely to sharpen a pencil.

Then he got up, jerked Mr. Blossom's old jackknife from the post where it had been abandoned, and pocketed it.

"I've heard tell you kin cut real gold like cheese," he said, and opened his jackknife.

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On this page you'll find 5 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to jackknife, such as: cannonball, gainer, plunge, and swallow dive.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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