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flick knives

flick knives is the plural 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.

Questions about flick knives

What is flick knives the plural of?
Flick knives is the plural of flick knife.

Words near flick knives in the dictionary

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  2. flick
  3. flick book
  4. flick books
  5. flick knife
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  7. flick off
  8. flick on the afterburners
  9. flick one's bean
  10. flick over
  11. flick the bean

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