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

The man found a crevice in the rock basin, scraped deeply into it with a clasp knife.

From The Last Straw by Titus, Harold

“We must compliment you on your pork chops,” exclaimed Billy, holding up the remains of one which he had been discussing with the help of his clasp knife.

From The Three Admirals by Wells, J.R.

The old man was busily engaged in forming a model boat out of a piece of wood with a clasp knife.

From The Lifeboat by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

Old Joe introduced him, as he had promised, to a fine, active-looking seaman who had just come from aloft, with hands well tarred, and a big clasp knife hung by a rope round his neck.

From Sunshine Bill by Kingston, William Henry Giles