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Definition of Clasp knife
1. Noun. A large knife with one or more folding blades.
Definition of Clasp knife
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of clasp-knife) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clasp Knife
Literary usage of Clasp knife
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mysteries of the Court of London by George William MacArthur Reynolds (1856)
"She had company with her ; and so I was again cum pelled to wait. But arter a
while she came out to walk alone; and then I drove my good clasp-knife 10 deep ..."
2. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1884)
"The sheath knife gave place to the clasp knife, or Jack knife, so called after
Jacques de ... We are not surprised, therefore, to find a Roman clasp knife, ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1874)
"Property—Scarf-pin: ring: clasp-knife: ready-reckoner: three pills in box: watch and
... Property—Clay pipe: screw of tobacco: clasp-knife: horn spectacles. ..."
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