jockteleg

 [jok-tuh-leg]  

jock·te·leg

   [jok-tuh-leg]
noun British Dialect.
a large clasp knife or pocketknife; jackknife.
Also, joktaleg.

Origin:
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
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Jockteleg is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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