folding knife

[ fohl-ding nahyf ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of folding knife¹

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

A folding knife is easier to carry, but a fixed blade is stronger.

From Outside Online

It was a folding knife in a case of tortoise shell inlaid with strange signs in silver and mother-of-pearl.

From Project Gutenberg