flick-knife

Or flick knife

[flik-nahyf]

noun

Chiefly British.

1. switchblade.

flick knife

noun

1. US and Canadian word: switchblade. a knife with a retractable blade that springs out when a button is pressed

Word History and Origins

Origin of flick knife¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Ava's friends said the boy, who was 14 at the time, "grinned" after stabbing her in the neck with a flick-knife before fleeing the scene.

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Ava's friends said the boy "grinned" after stabbing her in the neck with a flick-knife before fleeing the scene.

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He could face further fines on Monday after he is questioned about carrying the flick-knife he was found with.

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Manchester Grammar School pupil Yousef Makki was stabbed in the heart with a flick-knife in Hale Barns, Greater Manchester, on 2 March.

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Boy A has admitted lying to police at the scene and has pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice and possessing a flick-knife.

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