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folding knife

[ fohl-ding nahyf ]

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of folding knife1

First recorded in 1745–55
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Example Sentences

What appears to be a folding knife can be seen in Mickles hand and is highlighted in the video.

From Salon

Nelson’s attorney, Emma Scanlan, told jurors during her opening statement that he believed — mistakenly — that Sarey had grabbed a folding knife from the officer’s pocket.

Nelson’s attorneys, however, said the officer believed he was about to be stabbed with a folding knife he thought — mistakenly — that Sarey had grabbed from his vest.

In that statement, Nelson said Sarey reached for the officer’s sidearm and grabbed a folding knife clipped to his vest.

Sheriff’s investigators later found Bernstein’s blood on Woodward’s watch, on a folding knife discovered in his desk and on a sleeping bag stashed beside his house.

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