"pocketknife" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pocketknife.wav Forms: pocketknives [plural]
Etymology: From pocket + knife. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pocket|knife}} pocket + knife Head templates: {{en-noun|pocketknives}} pocketknife (plural pocketknives)
  1. A knife small enough for carrying safely and handily in a pocket; usually a folding knife (with blades or tools that the user can fold or retract into the handle). Wikipedia link: pocketknife Categories (topical): Tools Synonyms: jack-knife, pocket-knife, pocket knife Related terms: clasp-knife Translations: thikëz [masculine] (Albanian), brisk [masculine] (Albanian), biçak [masculine] (Albanian), գրպանի դանակ (grpani danak) (Armenian), ծալովի դանակ (calovi danak) (Armenian), չախու (čʻaxu) [dialectal] (Armenian), cib bıçağı (Azerbaijani), бәке (bəke) (Bashkir), labana (Basque), складаны нож (skladany nož) (Belarusian), kanived [feminine] (Breton), navalla [feminine] (Catalan), 刀仔 (dou¹ zai²) (Chinese Cantonese), 小刀 (xiǎodāo) (Chinese Mandarin), kapesní nůž [masculine] (Czech), lommekniv [common-gender] (Danish), zakmes [neuter] (Dutch), poŝtranĉilo [singular] (Esperanto), lummaknívur [masculine] (Faroese), taskuveitsi (Finnish), linkkuveitsi (Finnish), monitoimiveitsi (Finnish), canif [masculine] (French), canivete [masculine] (Galician), faca [feminine] (Galician), furrusca [feminine] (Galician), solla [feminine] (Galician), navalla [feminine] (Galician), ჯიბის დანა (ǯibis dana) (Georgian), Taschenmesser [neuter] (German), Klappmesser [neuter] (German), σουγιάς (sougiás) [masculine] (Greek), אוֹלָר (olár) [masculine] (Hebrew), zsebkés (Hungarian), bicska (Hungarian), vasahnífur [masculine] (Icelandic), kulteleto (Ido), scian phóca [feminine] (Irish), ratchet (Jamaican Creole), ポケットナイフ (pokettonaifu) (Japanese), 주머니칼 (jumeonikal) (Korean), temprin tal-but [masculine] (Maltese), naihi whakakopa (Maori), халаасны хутга (xalaasny xutga) (Mongolian), kêrika berîkê [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), lommekniv [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), lommekniv [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), چاقی (çakı) (Ottoman Turkish), scyzoryk [masculine] (Polish), canivete [masculine] (Portuguese), briceag [neuter] (Romanian), cuțit de buzunar [neuter] (Romanian), карма́нный нож (karmánnyj nož) (english: pocket knife) [masculine] (Russian), складно́й нож (skladnój nož) (english: folding knife) [masculine] (Russian), перочи́нный нож (peročínnyj nož) [masculine] (Russian), џепни нож [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), перорез [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), džepni nož [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), perorez [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), navaja [feminine] (Spanish), fickkniv [common-gender] (Swedish), fällkniv [common-gender] (Swedish), pennkniv [common-gender] (Swedish), корд ҷайб (kord jayb) (Tajik), มีดพก (Thai), มีดพับ (mîit-páp) (Thai), poketnaip (Tok Pisin), çakı (Turkish), cep bıçağı (Turkish), складаний ніж (skladanyj niž) [masculine] (Ukrainian), pokaneif (Volapük), cyllell boced [feminine] (Welsh)
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          "text": "The Army, the Navy, the Maritime Commission, and Lend-Lease demanded more and more pocketknives — for demolition kits, medical kits, aviators’ kits, electricians’ kits; knives with tools, knives with marlin spikes. The pocketknife attained a new status — as indispensable equipment for all men in uniform.",
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          "code": "ota",
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        "Terms with Galician translations",
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      "word": "thikëz"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "roman": "grpani danak",
      "word": "գրպանի դանակ"
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "calovi danak",
      "word": "ծալովի դանակ"
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      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "čʻaxu",
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      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "word": "cib bıçağı"
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      "roman": "bəke",
      "word": "бәке"
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      "word": "labana"
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      "roman": "skladany nož",
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      "lang": "Breton",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "kanived"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "navalla"
    },
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      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "dou¹ zai²",
      "word": "刀仔"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiǎodāo",
      "word": "小刀"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "kapesní nůž"
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      "lang": "Danish",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "lommekniv"
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "tags": [
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      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "poŝtranĉilo"
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      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "lummaknívur"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "word": "taskuveitsi"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "word": "linkkuveitsi"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "word": "monitoimiveitsi"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "canif"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "canivete"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "faca"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "furrusca"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "solla"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "navalla"
    },
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ǯibis dana",
      "word": "ჯიბის დანა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "Taschenmesser"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "Klappmesser"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "sougiás",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "σουγιάς"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "olár",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "אוֹלָר"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "word": "zsebkés"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "word": "bicska"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "vasahnífur"
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      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "word": "kulteleto"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "scian phóca"
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    {
      "code": "jam",
      "lang": "Jamaican Creole",
      "word": "ratchet"
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    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "pokettonaifu",
      "word": "ポケットナイフ"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jumeonikal",
      "word": "주머니칼"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "kêrika berîkê"
    },
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      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "temprin tal-but"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "word": "naihi whakakopa"
    },
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      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "xalaasny xutga",
      "word": "халаасны хутга"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "lommekniv"
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "lommekniv"
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    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "çakı",
      "word": "چاقی"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "scyzoryk"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "canivete"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "briceag"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "cuțit de buzunar"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "english": "pocket knife",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "karmánnyj nož",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "карма́нный нож"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "folding knife",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "skladnój nož",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "складно́й нож"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "peročínnyj nož",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "перочи́нный нож"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "џепни нож"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "перорез"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
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      "word": "džepni nož"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
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      "word": "perorez"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "navaja"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "fickkniv"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "word": "fällkniv"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
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      "word": "pennkniv"
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    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "kord jayb",
      "word": "корд ҷайб"
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    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "word": "มีดพก"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "mîit-páp",
      "word": "มีดพับ"
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    {
      "code": "tpi",
      "lang": "Tok Pisin",
      "word": "poketnaip"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "word": "çakı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "word": "cep bıçağı"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "skladanyj niž",
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      "word": "складаний ніж"
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      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "word": "pokaneif"
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "cyllell boced"
    }
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}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-01 using wiktextract (ee63ee9 and 4230888). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.