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[ pok-it-nahyf ] / ˈpɒk ɪtˌnaɪf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pocketknife ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural pock·et·knives.a knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle, suitable for carrying in the pocket. Origin of pocketknifeFirst recorded in 1720–30; pocket + knife Words nearby pocketknifepocket edition, pocketful, pocket gopher, pocket-handkerchief, pocketing, pocketknife, pocket money, pocket mouse, pocket park, pocket piece, pocket secretary Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pocketknifeIt took heroin addiction a year and nine months to take me from my desk at a literary agency to hold ups with a pocketknife. Patted Down by India’s Hugging Saint|Daniel Genis|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST He then allegedly grabbed a pocketknife and told her he would “execute your kids” if she called the police. Erbie Bowser: A ‘Gentle Giant’ Who Snapped|Christine Pelisek|August 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST Nat with his pocketknife had carved a memorial upon a slab of timber. The Motor Rangers Through the Sierras|Marvin West They're nothing but canned sardines, and all the bait you need to catch 'em is a pocketknife and a soda cracker. The Gentle Grafter|O. Henry
The only deadly wippon I have is me pocketknife, with its two blades broke and the handle being lost some time since. The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters|Edward S. Ellis Groping in the darkness, the man found his bottle of whisky, and working the cork out with his pocketknife, drank long and deep. The Re-Creation of Brian Kent|Harold Bell Wright He opened his pocketknife and thrust it between the twelfth and thirteenth stones. The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar|Maurice Leblanc
British Dictionary definitions for pocketknife
noun plural -knivesa small knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle; penknife Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pocketknifeknife, switchblade knife, flick knife, penknife |