joktaleg

[ jok-tuh-leg ]
/ ˈdʒɒk təˌlɛg /

noun British Dialect.

jockteleg.

Words nearby joktaleg

joker, jokester, jokey, joking, jokjakarta, joktaleg, joky, jol, jole, jolie, jolie laide

Definition for joktaleg (2 of 2)

jockteleg

or jok·ta·leg

[ jok-tuh-leg ]
/ ˈdʒɒk təˌlɛg /

noun British Dialect.

a large clasp knife or pocketknife; jackknife.

Origin of jockteleg

1665–75; orig. Scots; first attested as jackteleg, perhaps with Jack, Jock and leg, alluding to knife handles carved in the form of a leg