Definition of Pocket knife

1. Noun. A knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket.

Exact synonyms: Pocketknife
Specialized synonyms: Clasp Knife, Jackknife, Penknife, Flick Knife, Flick-knife, Switchblade, Switchblade Knife
Generic synonyms: Knife

Definition of Pocket knife

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of pocketknife) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pocket Knife

pocket calculator
pocket call
pocket calls
pocket comb
pocket dictionary
pocket door
pocket doors
pocket edition
pocket flap
pocket flask
pocket flasks
pocket gopher
pocket gophers
pocket handkerchief
pocket handkerchieves
pocket knife (current term)
pocket knives
pocket lighter
pocket litter
pocket money
pocket mouse
pocket pair
pocket pairs
pocket park
pocket parks
pocket pistol
pocket pistols
pocket protector
pocket protectors

Literary usage of Pocket knife

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot (1860)
"... AGAINST THE PRESENT OF A POCKET-KNIFE. IN that dark time of December the sale of the household furniture ..."

2. George Eliot's Works by George Eliot (1895)
"TENDING TO REFUTE THE POPULAR PREJUDICE AGAINST THE PRESENT OF A POCKET-KNIFE. IN that dark time of December, the sale of the household furniture lasted ..."

3. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"... Mulvaney called it — by the side of the river, and took pot shots at the crocodiles in the intervals of cutting up the food with our only pocket-knife. ..."

4. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1911)
"Near his left hand was found a medium size unopened pocket knife. It may be stated here that there is some contention in the evidence as to whether this ..."

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