What does jocteleg mean?
Jocteleg means (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Pocketknife..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Pocketknife..
1836, Joanna Baillie, Witchcraft, Act 1, p.41. 'O you ugly witch! show your elrich face from behint the hangings there, an' I'll score you aboon the breath wi' a jocteleg.'
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Jocteleg means (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Pocketknife..
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1836, Joanna Baillie, Witchcraft, Act 1, p.41. 'O you ugly witch! show your elrich face from behint the hangings there, an' I'll score you aboon the breath wi' a jocteleg.'
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