Clasp knife

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

clasp knife
    n 1: a large knife with one or more folding blades [syn: {clasp
         knife}, {jackknife}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Clasp \Clasp\, n.
   1. An adjustable catch, bent plate, or hook, for holding
      together two objects or the parts of anything, as the ends
      of a belt, the covers of a book, etc.
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   2. A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a
      grasping, as with the hand.
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   {Clasp knife}, a large knife, the blade of which folds or
      shuts into the handle.

   {Clasp lock}, a lock which closes or secures itself by means
      of a spring.
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