Pocketknives

Word POCKETKNIVES
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What do we mean by pocketknives?

A knife with blades or tools that the user can fold or retract into its handle, and of a size small enough for carrying safely and handily in a pocket. Since the late 19th century the term "penknife" has not been distinct from "pocketknife", but the latter tends to refer to larger and more robust versions, sometimes with more attached tools, suited to heavier duty for casual or ad hoc applications outdoors or in workshops.

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The word "pocketknives" in example sentences

WASHINGTON D.C. – The U.S. Senate gave final approval to a measure by Senator Mark Pryor that allows consumers to continue buying and using popular pocketknives and utility knives in the United States. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Customs and Border Patrol missed the mark with their interpretation, inadvertently banning ordinary pocketknives. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He liked pocketknives, firecrackers and aerosol flames and BB guns, but his interest was no keener than that of any other boy his age. ❋ Kilean Kennedy (2011)

Customs and Border Patrol missed the mark in May 2009 when it reinterpreted an outdated statute regulating imports of certain pocketknives and utility knives. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Who will protect the well-coiffed SNAGs (Sensitive New Age Guys) from injuring themselves when they all start carrying pocketknives? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Be it stamps, old hi-fi equipment, vintage pocketknives, or real estate, when it comes to collectibles, our passions run hot. ❋ Arthur Rosenfeld (2011)

He worked closely with homeland security and customs officials to forge a compromise that allows these pocketknives to be imported to the U.S. and also provides a consistent standard for the entry of knives with spring-assisted mechanisms. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For instance, most “anti-switchblade” laws are written in such a way that many common pocketknives and utility knives, in the hands of someone who understands how they work, are unlawful to carry. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He argued that pocketknives should be exempt from the switchblade ban of 1958 when they contain a spring mechanism designed to create a bias toward closure of the blade. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Maybe we should just encourage these guys to have pocketknives monogrammed onto their wallets, so they can be all edgey and dangerous without carrying anything that's, well, edgey or dangerous. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We used them at first for keepsakes, pocketknives and cuff links, she detailed. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Crackdowns outlawing pocketknives have not made a dent in stabbings. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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