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Swiss army knife

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swiss army penknifenounSwiss Army knife
multitoolnounA portable hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single assembly or body.
switchknifenounA knife with a switchblade.
utility knifenounA cutting tool that has a thin interchangeable blade that (often) retracts or folds into the handle.
switchbladenounA folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.
leathermannounA multitool, usually with a plier head as the central implement, that has an array of other implements such as knives, screwdrivers, can openers, files, saws, and so on.
gravity knifenounA type of knife that with the press of a button, allows the blade to drop out of the handle, and then quickly opened up full, for quick use, also allowing it to be flicked open with a flick of the wrist.
jack-knifenounA compact folding knife.
penknifenounA small pocketknife; (loosely) any pocketknife.
slipjointnoun(metonymic) A knife or other tool with such a joint; usually a pocketknife.
survival knifenounA knife intended for survival purposes in a wilderness environment, often in an emergency situation when the user has lost other equipment.
stanley knifenoun(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A type of retractable utility knife with a replaceable blade.
pocketknifenounA 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).
jackknifenoun(statistics) A resampling method that applies estimators to all subsamples that each omit a single different group (possibly of a single datapoint) of the original sample to provide a sample distribution of the estimate.
clasp-knifenounA knife with a hinged blade or blades that, for safety when not in use, can be folded into a slot in the handle.
pocket-knifenounAlternative spelling of pocketknife. [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).]
007 knifenoun(New York, slang, 1970s-1980s, by extension) A folding knife, especially one used in a crime.
clasp knifenounAlternative spelling of clasp-knife. [A knife with a hinged blade or blades that, for safety when not in use, can be folded into a slot in the handle.]
jacob's laddernoun(biblical) A ladder leading to heaven.
pocket knifenounAlternative spelling of pocketknife. [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).]

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