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gravity knife

noun

Etymology

From gravity + knife. From being a folding knife that could be opened by allowing gravity to draw out the blade.

  1. derived from *gneybʰ-✻
  2. derived from *knībaz✻
  3. derived from knífr
  4. inherited from cnīf
  5. inherited from knyf
  6. compounded as gravity knife — “gravity + knife”

Definitions

  1. A type of knife that with the press of a button, allows the blade to drop out of the…

    A type of knife that with the press of a button, allows the blade to drop out of the handle, and then quickly opened up full, for quick use, also allowing it to be flicked open with a flick of the wrist.

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