pocketknife
noun
pocketknives
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pluralof pocketknife.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It’s got its cheese, its banks, its mountains, its neutrality, its watches, its pocketknives and its chocolate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 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
Loop Fans may recall that the TSA formally backed off last week from its plan to allow pocketknives on airplanes.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 11, 2013
They’d gone there with other kids and imagined they were hiding out, sharpening alder sticks with pocketknives to be used in their defense.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
