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CLASPKNIFE

\klˈaspna͡ɪf], \klˈaspna‍ɪf], \k_l_ˈa_s_p_n_aɪ_f]\

Definitions of CLASPKNIFE

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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Knife of which the blade shuts into the handle.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A knife which folds into the handle.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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