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

In the Canton province, every school boy may be seen with a clasp knife made of a sort of bronze, case, spring and blade being all made of this material.

From Scientific American

This was done by an instrument denominated a moccasin awl, which was made of the back spring of an old clasp knife.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

He was as sure as he was sitting in a four-wheeler—a thing he had never done before in his life—that this large and hairy sailor with the clasp knife was the murderer.

From Project Gutenberg