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flick-knife

flick-knife is the alternative form of flick knife.

Meaning of flick knife

Noun

flick knife (plural flick knives)

  1. (Ireland, UK) A type of knife which has the blade mounted on a pivot so that it can fold back sideways into the handle when not in use, but can flick out straight, usually with a spring-loaded mechanism, when required.
    Synonyms:
    switchblade, flicky
  2. A type of folding knife, which with a flick of the wrist, using the momentum generated, can open the knife out straight.

Forms of flick-knife

pluralflick-knives

Questions about flick-knife

What is flick-knife the alternative form of?
Flick-knife is the alternative form of flick knife.

Words near flick-knife in the dictionary

  1. flick on the afterburners
  2. flick one's bean
  3. flick over
  4. flick the bean
  5. flick through
  6. flick-knife
  7. flick-knives
  8. flick-on
  9. flick-ons
  10. flick-screen
  11. flickable

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