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CLASP KNIFE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does clasp knife mean?
• CLASP KNIFE (noun)
The noun CLASP KNIFE has 1 sense:
1. a large knife with one or more folding blades
Familiarity information: CLASP KNIFE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large knife with one or more folding blades
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
clasp knife; jackknife
Hypernyms ("clasp knife" is a kind of...):
pocket knife; pocketknife (a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket)
Context examples
A horn-handled clasp knife was lying in a pool of blood beside him.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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