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Definition of Pocket knife
1. Noun. A knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket.
Specialized synonyms: Clasp Knife, Jackknife, Penknife, Flick Knife, Flick-knife, Switchblade, Switchblade Knife
Generic synonyms: Knife
Definition of Pocket knife
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of pocketknife) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pocket Knife
Literary usage of Pocket knife
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot (1860)
"... AGAINST THE PRESENT OF A POCKET-KNIFE. IN that dark time of December the sale
of the household furniture ..."
2. George Eliot's Works by George Eliot (1895)
"TENDING TO REFUTE THE POPULAR PREJUDICE AGAINST THE PRESENT OF A POCKET-KNIFE.
IN that dark time of December, the sale of the household furniture lasted ..."
3. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"... Mulvaney called it — by the side of the river, and took pot shots at the
crocodiles in the intervals of cutting up the food with our only pocket-knife. ..."
4. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1911)
"Near his left hand was found a medium size unopened pocket knife. It may be stated
here that there is some contention in the evidence as to whether this ..."
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