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

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)

So he had been at work with the clasp knife again, and Henry inferred that the young renegade was worried and nervous or he would not have such uneasy hands.

From The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)

She fumbled in her pocket and placed in his hand a cheap two-bladed clasp knife.

From Sea Urchins by Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark)

Receiving a delighted answer in the affirmative he fumbled for some time in his pocket, and having at last produced a large clasp knife bent over his flower bed.

From White Lilac; or the Queen of the May by Walton, Amy