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Noun: flick knife
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: switchblade)
  1. A pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button
    "Possession of a flick knife was illegal in many jurisdictions";
    - switchblade [N. Amer], switchblade knife [N. Amer], flick-knife [Brit]

Derived forms: flick-knives

Type of: pocket knife, pocketknife

Encyclopedia: Flick knife