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

Fred was busy with his clasp knife, cleaning the fish, and when Lester reached them, he had half a dozen speckled beauties ready for the frying pan.

From The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove Or, The Missing Chest of Gold by Davenport, Spencer

Sim produced a heavy clasp knife and cut the bread.

From A Yankee Flier Over Berlin by Laune, Paul

Then with a huge clasp knife he opened a can of tomatoes, raised it to his lips and drained the contents.

From Janet of the Dunes by Comstock, Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa)

“Stay, I may have to cut the cable,” he observed, putting his clasp knife between his teeth.

From Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War by Hoggans, T.