flick knife
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See also: flick-knife
English
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Noun
flick knife (plural flick knives)
- (British, Ireland) A type of knife which has the blade mounted on a pivot so that it can fold back sideways into the handle when not in use, but can flick out straight, usually with a spring-loaded mechanism, when required.
- Synonyms: switchblade, flicky
- A type of folding knife, which with a flick of the wrist, using the momentum generated, can open the knife out straight.
- Hypernym: folding knife
- Hyponym: gravity knife
Translations
spring-action knife with blade on pivot — see switchblade