pocketknife

Example Sentences

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I had a dandy pocketknife, and a darn good dog; that was about all a boy could hope for in those days.

From Literature

One was for a spyglass, one for a whorly, whistling shell, and one for a fat red pocketknife in a sheath.

From Literature

Warren was sitting on a box with his pocketknife and a whetstone and looked up, startled, as they came.

From Literature

When Gibby called at eleven forty-five, Michael was making a list of things he needed to add to the stash, like cereal, powdered milk, and two pocketknives.

From Literature

He also placed his hand puppets on wall-mounted boxes and ordered his collection of daggers and pocketknives just so.

From New York Times