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butterfly knife

butterfly knife noun: a folding pocket knife with two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles.

butterfly knife: a folding pocket knife with two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed,...
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Noun

butterfly knife (plural butterfly knives)

  1. A folding pocket knife with two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles.

Synonyms of butterfly knife

Forms of butterfly knife

pluralbutterfly knives

Origin of butterfly knife

Compound of butterfly + knife from the opening motion of the knife.

Questions about butterfly knife

What does butterfly knife mean?
Butterfly knife means a folding pocket knife with two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles.
What part of speech is butterfly knife?
Butterfly knife is a noun.
What is the plural of butterfly knife?
The plural of butterfly knife is butterfly knives.

Words near butterfly knife in the dictionary

  1. butterfly keyboards
  2. butterfly kick
  3. butterfly kicks
  4. butterfly kiss
  5. butterfly kisses
  6. butterfly knife
  7. butterfly knives
  8. butterfly knot
  9. butterfly knots
  10. butterfly lilies
  11. butterfly lily

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