folding knife

[ fohl-ding nahyf ]

noun

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

Origin of folding knife

¹

First recorded in 1745–55

Also called clasp knife [klasp-nahyf, klahsp] /ˈklæsp ˌnaɪf, ˈklɑsp/ .

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How to use folding knife in a sentence

A folding knife is easier to carry, but a fixed blade is stronger.
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It was a folding knife in a case of tortoise shell inlaid with strange signs in silver and mother-of-pearl.
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