knife folding

  • 31Swiss army knife — a small knife with blades and other tools, such as a nail file and corkscrew, all folding into the handle. [ < Swiss Army, a trademark] * * * ▪ pocketknife       multibladed pocketknife that evolved from knives issued to Swiss soldiers beginning&#8230; …

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  • 32clasp-knife — noun a knife with a folding blade or blades. Syn: pocket knife …

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  • 33jack-knife — 1. noun a) A compact folding knife. He kept a jack knife in his pocket for various tasks. b) The front dive pike, in which the body folds and unfolds. It took me hundreds of dives to master even the simple jackknife …

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  • 34Batangas knife — n. butterfly knife, Balisong, Philippine folding pocket knife with a blade and two moveable half handles …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 35butterfly knife — n. Balisong, Batangas knife, Philippine folding pocket knife with a blade and two moveable half handles …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 36Swiss army knife — cvb Swiss′ ar′my knife n. a small knife with blades and other tools, such as a nail file and corkscrew, all folding into the handle • Etymology: &LT; Swiss Army, a trademark …

    From formal English to slang

  • 37butterfly knife — noun A folding pocket knife with two rotating handles • • • Main Entry: ↑butter …

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  • 38clasp knife — noun Date: 1734 pocketknife; especially a large one bladed folding knife having a catch to hold the blade open …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 39butterfly knife — /ˈbʌtəflaɪ naɪf/ (say butuhfluy nuyf) noun a folding knife with two handles so that, when closed, the blade is concealed within the handles …

  • 40clasp knife — /ˈklæsp naɪf/ (say klasp nuyf), /ˈklasp / (say klahsp ) noun a knife with a blade (or blades) folding into the handle …