lockblade
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]lockblade (plural lockblades)
- A knife whose blade can be locked in position when fully extended.
- 1993, Field & Stream, volume 97, number 12, page 111:
- Whether you are buying a lockblade, a fixed-blade or a pocket knife, the choice of brands is easy: […]
- 2011, Christopher R. Howard, Tea of Ulaanbaatar:
- He cuts the fruit with his Gerber lockblade. The steel blade glistens, slips effortlessly inside.