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pocketknife
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
pocketknife
(noun)
pocketknife
/
ˈ
pɑːkətˌnaɪf/
noun
plural
pocketknives
pocketknife
/
ˈ
pɑːkətˌnaɪf/
noun
plural
pocketknives
Britannica Dictionary definition of POCKETKNIFE
[
count
]
:
a small knife that has one or more blades that fold into the handle
—
called also
jackknife
,
penknife
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