folding knife

[ fohl-ding nahyf ]

/ ˈfoʊl dɪŋ ˈnaɪf /

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a large pocketknife having a blade or blades that may be folded into the handle.

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Also called clasp knife

[klasp-nahyf, klahsp] /ˈklæsp ˌnaɪf, ˈklɑsp/ .

First recorded in 1745–55

A folding knife is easier to carry, but a fixed blade is stronger.
Three Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying a Knife|Wes Siler|September 3, 2020|Outside Online
I took out my knife, my Ka-Bar, and knocked his teeth out, but they fell into his throat.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He had a special knife designed to cut the dense loaf, and a ceremony to precede cutting the cake.
One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts|Molly Hannon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Wielding a curved knife, a young man navigates past the aging structures and into the forest.
The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But in the next instant, Peters is stepping back to the table and snatching up the knife.
Synagogue Slay: When Cops Have to Kill|Michael Daly|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Stand the f--- away from the knife right now, man,” the cop says.
Synagogue Slay: When Cops Have to Kill|Michael Daly|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Pearson flung his knife and fork at it, having forgotten to drop those light weapons when he leaped up.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
Black Sheep looked up at Harry's throat and then at a knife on the dinner-table.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
A knife would hurt, but Aunty Rosa had told him, a year ago, that if he sucked paint he would die.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
The servant-girl came up from the kitchen, took the knife away, and consoled him.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
Black Sheep sat at the bottom of the stairs, the table-knife in his hand, and wept for that he had not killed Harry.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling