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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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When he saw that Phillips was putting away a pocketknife, he said, he felt betrayed.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2023

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

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2023

Diatomite is really strange stuff—you can cut it with a pocketknife or a spade or a chainsaw.

From Scientific American • Sep. 13, 2022

Donovan used a pocketknife to free Reverte, then instructed him to get started.

From Slate • May 29, 2021

He’s trying to whittle something using a pocketknife.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti