pocketknife
noun
pock·et·knife
ˈpä-kət-ˌnīf 
: a knife that has one or more blades that fold into the handle and that can be carried in the pocket
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According to a board member, the state had also placed School 10 on a list of dangerous schools, partly owing to an incident in which a student had been found with a pocketknife.
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Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
Police recovered two real guns, a BB gun and a pocketknife.
—Vincent Hill, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
Deputies found a wallet, car keys and a pocketknife under a ball cap nearby.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
The detainees were armed with a pocketknife, a rubber baton and a fire axe, Russian media reported citing law enforcement agencies.
—Darya Tarasova and Alex Stambaugh, CNN, 16 June 2024
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Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
Police recovered two real guns, a BB gun and a pocketknife.
—Vincent Hill, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
Deputies found a wallet, car keys and a pocketknife under a ball cap nearby.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
The detainees were armed with a pocketknife, a rubber baton and a fire axe, Russian media reported citing law enforcement agencies.
—Darya Tarasova and Alex Stambaugh, CNN, 16 June 2024
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pocketknife
noun
pock·et·knife
ˈpäk-ət-ˌnīf
: a knife that has one or more blades that fold into the handle and that can be carried in the pocket
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