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pocketknife

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pock·et·knife  (pkt-nf)
n.
A small knife with blades or a blade that can fold into the handle when not in use.

pocketknife [ˈpɒkɪtˌnaɪf]
n pl -knives
(Engineering / Tools) a small knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle; penknife
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pocketknifepocketknife - a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket
clasp knife, jackknife - a large knife with one or more folding blades
knife - edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
penknife - a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens
flick knife, flick-knife, switchblade, switchblade knife - a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button
Translations
pocketknife [ˈpɒkɪtnaɪf] N (pocketknives (pl)) → navaja f
pocketknife [ˈpɒkɪtnaɪf] n (-knives (pl)) → temperino
pocketknife [ˈpɒkɪtnaɪf] n (-knives (pl)) → temperino


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Tom sprang at him and drove his pocketknife into him two or three times before the boys could snatch him away and give the wounded lad a chance to escape.
"I have a small pocketknife which they overlooked when they searched me," and in this way he succeeded in ridding himself of the ape-man's attentions that he might find and open his little knife and cut the thong which fastened the pouch about Chulk's shoulder, and transfer it from his waist band to the breast of his shirt.
The Russian had already drawn a pocketknife from his trousers, and was weakly attempting to open it.
 
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