clasp knife

British  

noun

1. a large knife with one or more blades or other devices folding into the handle

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Example Sentences

A lover and highly successful practitioner of romantic balladry, Chesterton carried a sword cane and a 14-in. clasp knife under his flowing cape.

From Time Magazine Archive

Stealthily he had got his clasp knife out.

From Fifty-Two Stories For Girls by Miles, Alfred H. (Alfred Henry)

George cut the flowers with his great clasp knife, and Marie took them, carefully, treating their romance with great tenderness.

From The White Peacock by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

Edgar manfully kept up with him, but having no weapon except a clasp knife, he could render but little service in clearing the road.

From The Young Berringtons The Boy Explorers by Kingston, William Henry Giles

The Hunter jerked his clasp knife in the direction of the fore-hatch.

From The Long Trick by Bartimeus