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How to pronounce “jack-knife

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Pronunciation guide for jack-knife

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Practice the English pronunciation of jack-knife with real speech in context.
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Kirby: King of Comics
Definition summary
A compact folding knife.

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How to pronounce jack-knife

Kirby: King of Comics

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A Deep Dive Into “jack-knife

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • A compact folding knife.
  • The front-dive pike, in which the body folds and unfolds.
  • (colloquial) A semi-trailer truck accident in which the vehicle mimics the closing of a jack-knife.
  • A game of skill played with a pocket knife in which participants try to throw or flip the knife to stick upright in the ground at specified points or areas; mumblety-peg.
  • (statistics) Alternative spelling of jackknife.
  • [Verb]
  • To fold in the middle, as a jackknife does.
  • (colloquial) To cause a semi-trailer truck to fold like a jackknife in a traffic accident.

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