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as in dagger, machete
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“Jackknife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jackknife. Accessed 17 May. 2022.
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The first known use of jackknife was in 1683
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