'Clasp knife' definitions:
Definition of 'clasp knife'
From: WordNet
noun
A large knife with one or more folding blades [syn: clasp knife, jackknife]
Definition of 'Clasp knife'
From: GCIDE
- Clasp \Clasp\, n.
- 1. An adjustable catch, bent plate, or hook, for holding together two objects or the parts of anything, as the ends of a belt, the covers of a book, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a grasping, as with the hand. [1913 Webster]
- Clasp knife, a large knife, the blade of which folds or shuts into the handle.
- Clasp lock, a lock which closes or secures itself by means of a spring. [1913 Webster]