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FLICK-KNIFE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does flick-knife mean?
• FLICK-KNIFE (noun)
The noun FLICK-KNIFE has 1 sense:
1. a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button
Familiarity information: FLICK-KNIFE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
flick-knife; flick knife; switchblade; switchblade knife
Hypernyms ("flick-knife" is a kind of...):
pocket knife; pocketknife (a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket)
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