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lockbacks

lockbacks is the plural of lockback.

Meaning of lockback

Noun

lockback (plural lockbacks)

  1. A type of folding knife in which the blade locks in its extended position by means of a lock on the back of the handle that is released by pressing on a portion of the locking arm or lever (that is, the means of release is likewise on the back of the handle).
    Synonyms:
    backlock, back lock, lockback knife, backlock knife, lock-back knife, back-lock knife

Questions about lockbacks

What is lockbacks the plural of?
Lockbacks is the plural of lockback.

Words near lockbacks in the dictionary

  1. Lockards
  2. Lockatong
  3. lockaway
  4. lockaways
  5. lockback
  6. lockbacks
  7. lockblade
  8. lockblades
  9. lockbolt
  10. lockbolts
  11. lockbox

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