1. jackknife - Noun
2. jackknife - Verb
A large, strong clasp knife for the pocket; a pocket knife.
Source: Webster's dictionaryOh, the shark has pretty teeth, dear And he shows them pearly white Just a jackknife has Macheath, dear And he keeps it out of sight. Bertolt Brecht
One reason is that the disc's lack of self-assist makes brake force much more predictable, so peak brake force can be raised without more risk of braking-induced steering or jackknife on articulated vehicles. Source: Internet
It may therefore be better to stick with jackknife methods such as those proposed by Yitzhaki (1991) and Karagiannis and Kovacevic (2000). Source: Internet
Giles (2004) argued that the standard error of the estimate of A can be used to derive that of the estimate of G directly without using a jackknife at all. Source: Internet
Bootstrap methods: another look at the jackknife. Source: Internet
It is also known as a jackknife or jack-knife. Source: Internet