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"Jackknife" Quotes from Famous Books

... time. Of this big cattleman and that, who practically stole whole herds, and thereby took long strides toward wealth. Range scandals grown old; range gossip all of it, of men who had changed a brand or made one, using a cinch ring at a tiny fire in a secluded hollow, or a spur, or a jackknife; who were caught in the act, after the act, or merely suspected of the crime. Of "sweat" brands, blotched brands, brands added to and altered, of trials, of shootings, of hangings, even, and "getaways" ...

— Lonesome Land • B. M. Bower

... to crawl along it on all fours, so I started cautiously, making sure I had my precious matches, and my jackknife all safe. ...

— Pieces of Eight • Richard le Gallienne

... stood under the black walnut again that afternoon and with his jackknife he was carving a small basket out of one of the walnuts that had fallen at his feet. About him stood a group including the custodian of "the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia" and the man who held like responsibility for ...

— The Roof Tree • Charles Neville Buck

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