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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During the ensuing fight near the trail, the man gained control of Heskett’s pocketknife, stabbing him with it, Zajac was told – an account that would unravel by day’s end.
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Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Investigators allegedly recovered evidence from Louisma's car, including a pocketknife with blood stains on it, machetes, a rope, a roll of duct tape, pink HeyDude shoes, and a cut up pink shirt with duct tape wrapped around it, CBS2 Iowa reports.
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When the juveniles returned to take a picture of the vehicle’s license plate, Mumme allegedly exited the building and confronted them with a pocketknife, police said.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Inside his bag was a homemade explosive device, binoculars, a pocketknife and a torch lighter.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 July 2025
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Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Investigators allegedly recovered evidence from Louisma's car, including a pocketknife with blood stains on it, machetes, a rope, a roll of duct tape, pink HeyDude shoes, and a cut up pink shirt with duct tape wrapped around it, CBS2 Iowa reports.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
When the juveniles returned to take a picture of the vehicle’s license plate, Mumme allegedly exited the building and confronted them with a pocketknife, police said.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Inside his bag was a homemade explosive device, binoculars, a pocketknife and a torch lighter.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 July 2025
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“Pocketknife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pocketknife. Accessed 7 Oct. 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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