pocketknife

[ pok-it-nahyf ]

/ ˈpɒk ɪtˌnaɪf /

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noun, plural pock·et·knives.

a knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle, suitable for carrying in the pocket.

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pocketbike, pocketbook, pocketed calculus, pocketful, pocketing, pocketknife, pockies, pockmark, pockmarked, pocky, poco

Origin of pocketknife

First recorded in 1720–30; pocket + knife

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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.
Patted Down by India’s Hugging Saint|Daniel Genis|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He then allegedly grabbed a pocketknife and told her he would “execute your kids” if she called the police.
Erbie Bowser: A ‘Gentle Giant’ Who Snapped|Christine Pelisek|August 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Nat with his pocketknife had carved a memorial upon a slab of timber.
The Motor Rangers Through the Sierras|Marvin West
They're nothing but canned sardines, and all the bait you need to catch 'em is a pocketknife and a soda cracker.
The Gentle Grafter|O. Henry

The only deadly wippon I have is me pocketknife, with its two blades broke and the handle being lost some time since.
The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters|Edward S. Ellis
Groping in the darkness, the man found his bottle of whisky, and working the cork out with his pocketknife, drank long and deep.
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent|Harold Bell Wright
He opened his pocketknife and thrust it between the twelfth and thirteenth stones.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar|Maurice Leblanc

British Dictionary definitions for pocketknife

pocketknife

/ (ˈpɒkɪtˌnaɪf) /

noun plural -knives

a small knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle; penknife

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