slipjoint
slipjoint noun: a type of joint for a folding knife, involving a spring that helps hold the blade open against some pressure but does not lock it open in the sense of any positive engagement by the parts of any lock mechanism; it is thus a nonlocking type of joint.
Noun
slipjoint (plural slipjoints)
- A type of joint for a folding knife, involving a spring that helps hold the blade open against some pressure but does not lock it open in the sense of any positive engagement by the parts of any lock mechanism; it is thus a nonlocking type of joint.
- A knife or other tool with such a joint; usually a pocketknife.
Forms of slipjoint
| plural | slipjoints |
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Origin of slipjoint
From slip + joint.
Questions about slipjoint
- What does slipjoint mean?
- Slipjoint means a type of joint for a folding knife, involving a spring that helps hold the blade open against some pressure but does not lock it open in the sense of any positive engagement by the parts of any lock mechanism; it is thus a nonlocking type of joint.
- What part of speech is slipjoint?
- Slipjoint is a noun.
- What is the plural of slipjoint?
- The plural of slipjoint is slipjoints.
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