clasp knife
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clasp knife
n.
A pocketknife with a folding blade.
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clasp knife
n
(Tools) a large knife with one or more blades or other devices folding into the handle
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clasp′ knife`
n.
a large pocket knife having a blade or blades that may be folded into the handle.
[1745–55]
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| Noun | 1. | clasp knife - a large knife with one or more folding blades pocket knife, pocketknife - a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket |
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clasp knife
n → Taschenmesser nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
clasp knife
n → coltello a serramanicoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995