utility knife

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Stanley brand utility knife
Another typical form of utility knife
A folding type, shown open.
A folding type, shown closed.

Noun

utility knife (plural utility knives)

  1. A cutting tool that has a thin interchangeable blade that (often) retracts or folds into the handle.
    Hyponyms: boxcutter (broadly synonymous); Stanley knife (a retracting type); Exacto knife
    Coordinate terms: pocketknife; penknife

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