lockblade

noun

lockblade

noun

Etymology From lock + blade.

1

A knife whose blade can be locked in position when fully extended.

  • Whether you are buying a lockblade, a fixed-blade or a pocket knife, the choice of brands is easy: […]1993, Field & Stream, volume 97, number 12, page 111:
  • He cuts the fruit with his Gerber lockblade. The steel blade glistens, slips effortlessly inside.2011, Christopher R. Howard, Tea of Ulaanbaatar:

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