pocketknife
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pocketknife
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From pocket + knife.
noun pocketknives · pocket-knife · pocket knife
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A knife small enough for carrying safely and handily in a pocket; usually a folding knife (with blades or tools that the user can fold or retract into the handle).
Jimmy had a pocketknife, and he wandered into the drawing-room with it one day, alone, and reduced ten thousand dollars' worth of furniture to an indeterminable value in rather less than three-quarters of an hour.
Similar: jack-knife
Translations
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noun small knife whose blades or tools can fold in its handle
| Español | navaja |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 주머니칼 jumeonikal |
| 日本語 | ポケットナイフ pokettonaifu |
| 中文 | 小刀 xiǎodāo |
| Português | canivete |
| Français | canif |
| Deutsch | Taschenmesser, Klappmesser |
| Ελληνικά | σουγιάς sougiás |
| Română | briceag, cuțit de buzunar |
| Русский | карма́нный нож karmánnyj nož, складно́й нож skladnój nož, перочи́нный нож peročínnyj nož |
| עברית | אוֹלָר olár |
Talk about this word "pocketknife." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pocketknife. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pocketknife. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pocketknife "pocketknife." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pocketknife.Cite this
@misc{pocketknife_2026,
title = {pocketknife},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pocketknife},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
