clasp knife

British  

noun

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

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clasp knife

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

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

From The Long Trick by Bartimeus

Sim produced a heavy clasp knife and cut the bread.

From A Yankee Flier Over Berlin by Paul Laune

Uncle Rufus drew out his clasp knife and opened the blade.

From The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward by Grace Brooks Hill

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 Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler

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