单词 | jockteleg |
释义 | jockteleg in British English (ˈdʒɒktəˌlɛɡ) noun Scottish a large clasp knife jockteleg in American English (ˈdʒɑktəˌleɡ) noun Brit dialect a large clasp knife or pocketknife; jackknife Also: joktaleg Word origin [1665–75; orig. Scots; first attested as jackteleg, perh. with jack, jock and leg, alluding to knife handles carved in the form of a leg]This word is first recorded in the period 1665–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: background, newsletter, recessive, setback, suite |
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