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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At the Williamsburg International Airport in Virginia, a pocketknife was found shoved inside someone’s shoe.
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Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
After all, what says hardcore quite like amputating your own fingertip with a pocketknife?
—Sarah Goodman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
The man forced the boyfriend into the bathroom at gunpoint with a revolver while the woman pulled out a pocketknife and began going through the victim’s belongings, the affidavit said.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
Neal’s lawyer argued that Hopkins was wearing a tool belt that included blunt objects and a closed pocketknife, making the homicide self-defense.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
After all, what says hardcore quite like amputating your own fingertip with a pocketknife?
—Sarah Goodman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
The man forced the boyfriend into the bathroom at gunpoint with a revolver while the woman pulled out a pocketknife and began going through the victim’s belongings, the affidavit said.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
Neal’s lawyer argued that Hopkins was wearing a tool belt that included blunt objects and a closed pocketknife, making the homicide self-defense.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Pocketknife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pocketknife. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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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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