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pocketknife

[pok-it-nahyf] / ˈpɒk ɪtˌnaɪf /


NOUN
Swiss Army knife
Synonyms
NOUN
switchblade knife
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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Using the Florida law as an example, perhaps the suspect happens to be carrying a pocketknife.

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2024

Ward searched through his pockets, pulling out two lighters, and told McWhorter he might have a pocketknife.

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2023

Tamariz showed him a trick: a color-changing pocketknife.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2023

Voepel told authorities she and Aldrich did not have any weapons aside from Aldrich’s folding pocketknife.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2022

R.C. picked up his pocketknife, wiped the blade on his pants leg, folded it closed, and shoved it into his pocket “Let’s get out of here, Hiram. I’m done fishin’.”

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe