"lockback" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lockbacks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lockback (plural lockbacks)
  1. A type of folding knife in which the blade locks in its extended position by means of a lock on the back of the handle that is released by pressing on a portion of the locking arm or lever (that is, the means of release is likewise on the back of the handle). Categories (topical): Tools Synonyms: backlock, back lock, lockback knife, backlock knife, lock-back knife, back-lock knife Hypernyms: clasp-knife, folding knife, folder Coordinate_terms: button lock, frame lock, liner lock, slipjoint Translations (type of folding knife): lockback -veitsi (Finnish), Backlock [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-lockback-en-noun-TDGPtFBK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for lockback meaning in English (1.7kB)

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