pocketknives
- plural of pocketknife.
Example Sentences
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Or, they exempted pocketknives, Bea said — meaning, in his estimation, that they would not justify a modern ban on a butterfly knife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
My colleague developed a technique of cutting blocks with his chainsaw, and then the rest of us would sit around with our field pocketknives and split them.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 13, 2022
There are hoodies, sneakers, and off-the-wall branded goods, from pocketknives to fire extinguishers.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 28, 2016
The agency wanted to let passengers keep pocketknives with foldable blades shorter than 2.36 inches long and 0.5 inches wide.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2013
Chencho was keeping the fire alive by throwing another log in and poking at the base of it, but Juanita and Delia were carving away at branches with two small pocketknives from Velia’s tool belt.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
