Clasp Knife Definition

noun
A large pocketknife, esp. one with blades which, when open, can be secured by a catch.
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Alternative spelling of clasp-knife.

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Noun

Singular:
clasp knife
Plural:
clasp-knives

Clasp Knife Sentence Examples

  • The appendages of the second prosthomere are the well-known chelicerae of the Arach nids, rarely, if ever, antenniform, but modified as " retroverts" or clasp-knife fangs in spiders.

  • A horn-handled clasp knife was lying in a pool of blood beside him.

  • A similar clasp knife handle from South Shields Roman fort, made in ivory, depicts a gladiator with rectangular shield standing en garde.

  • And he handed him his clasp knife.

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