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- noun Plural form of
pocketknife .
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Examples
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Who will protect the well-coiffed SNAGs (Sensitive New Age Guys) from injuring themselves when they all start carrying pocketknives?
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Maybe we should just encourage these guys to have pocketknives monogrammed onto their wallets, so they can be all edgey and dangerous without carrying anything that's, well, edgey or dangerous.
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He liked pocketknives, firecrackers and aerosol flames and BB guns, but his interest was no keener than that of any other boy his age.
The Last of Boland Kilean Kennedy 2011
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Maybe we should just encourage these guys to have pocketknives monogrammed onto their wallets, so they can be all edgey and dangerous without carrying anything that's, well, edgey or dangerous.
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For instance, most “anti-switchblade” laws are written in such a way that many common pocketknives and utility knives, in the hands of someone who understands how they work, are unlawful to carry.
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We used them at first for keepsakes, pocketknives and cuff links, she detailed.
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Be it stamps, old hi-fi equipment, vintage pocketknives, or real estate, when it comes to collectibles, our passions run hot.
Arthur Rosenfeld: Investing in Ourselves Arthur Rosenfeld 2011
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Crackdowns outlawing pocketknives have not made a dent in stabbings.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “He Grabbed a Rifle, Held It Up, and Looked Right at Me.” 2010
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Be it stamps, old hi-fi equipment, vintage pocketknives, or real estate, when it comes to collectibles, our passions run hot.
Arthur Rosenfeld: Investing in Ourselves Arthur Rosenfeld 2011
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Who will protect the well-coiffed SNAGs (Sensitive New Age Guys) from injuring themselves when they all start carrying pocketknives?
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