pocketknife
noun
pock·et·knife
ˈpä-kət-ˌnīf 
: a knife that has one or more blades that fold into the handle and that can be carried in the pocket
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Other photos depicted the clothes Mangione was wearing at the time of his arrest, along with a pocketknife, zip ties and personal effects.
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Cameron Schoppa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The two did not interact before Brown stabbed Zarutska with a pocketknife, surveillance video from Charlotte Area Transit System showed.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 25 Nov. 2025
Police later found a pocketknife in a yard near the scene of the stabbing.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 31 Oct. 2025
How did the pocketknife wind up on the sideline of a college football game?
—Sam McDowell 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2025
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Cameron Schoppa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The two did not interact before Brown stabbed Zarutska with a pocketknife, surveillance video from Charlotte Area Transit System showed.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 25 Nov. 2025
Police later found a pocketknife in a yard near the scene of the stabbing.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 31 Oct. 2025
How did the pocketknife wind up on the sideline of a college football game?
—Sam McDowell 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Pocketknife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pocketknife. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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pocketknife
noun
pock·et·knife
ˈpäk-ət-ˌnīf
: a knife that has one or more blades that fold into the handle and that can be carried in the pocket
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