Noun: flick knife
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: switchblade)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: switchblade)
- 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