pocketknife
[pok-it-nahyf]
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Origin of pocketknife
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Examples from the Web for pocketknife
Contemporary Examples
It took heroin addiction a year and nine months to take me from my desk at a literary agency to hold ups with a pocketknife.
He then allegedly grabbed a pocketknife and told her he would “execute your kids” if she called the police.
Historical Examples
Taking out his pocketknife he neatly snipped one of the small wires.
A Yankee Flier Over BerlinAl Avery
His pocketknife was a serviceable one and he had plenty of physical strength.
The HighgraderWilliam MacLeod Raine
With his pocketknife Kilmeny cut the string that tied the sack.
The HighgraderWilliam MacLeod Raine
He opened his pocketknife and carefully slit the covering at one end.
The Cat in Grandfather's HouseCarl Henry Grabo
He would stop that steer somehow if he had only his pocketknife to do it.
The Dude WranglerCaroline Lockhart
pocketknife
- a small knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle; penknife
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