pocketknife

[ pok-it-nahyf ]

/ ˈpɒk ɪtˌnaɪf /

a knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle, suitable for carrying in the pocket.

Origin of pocketknife

First recorded in 1720–30; pocket + knife

It took heroin addiction a year and nine months to take me from my desk at a literary agency to hold ups with a pocketknife.

Patted Down by India’s Hugging Saint |Daniel Genis |July 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He then allegedly grabbed a pocketknife and told her he would “execute your kids” if she called the police.

Erbie Bowser: A ‘Gentle Giant’ Who Snapped |Christine Pelisek |August 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Nat with his pocketknife had carved a memorial upon a slab of timber.

The Motor Rangers Through the Sierras |Marvin West
They're nothing but canned sardines, and all the bait you need to catch 'em is a pocketknife and a soda cracker.

The Gentle Grafter |O. Henry

The only deadly wippon I have is me pocketknife, with its two blades broke and the handle being lost some time since.

The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters |Edward S. Ellis
Groping in the darkness, the man found his bottle of whisky, and working the cork out with his pocketknife, drank long and deep.

The Re-Creation of Brian Kent |Harold Bell Wright
He opened his pocketknife and thrust it between the twelfth and thirteenth stones.

The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar |Maurice Leblanc

pocketknife

/ (ˈpɒkɪtˌnaɪf) /

a small knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle; penknife