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Meaning of jocteleg | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Pocketknife.

Scotland, UK, dialectal

Examples

“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.'”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Jocular jocularism Jocularity Jocularly jocularness joculator

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