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Swiss Army knife

Definitions

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  • noun A brand of multi-function pocket knife or multitool, having a blade and various tools, such as screwdrivers and can openers.

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Examples

  • Victorinox AG, the maker of the Swiss Army knife, now has a model that combines the pocket knife with a USB storage drive.

    A Recipe for Creating New Products Michael Gibbert 2007

  • Great: How Religion Poisons Everything - or seen him do battle on cable news programs, knows that he has a mind like a Swiss Army knife, ready to carve up or unbolt an opponent's arguments with a flick of the wrist.

    The Times of India 2010

  • Such evidence supports a modularity hypothesis, in which the mind is like a Swiss Army knife - a general-purpose tool with special-purpose devices.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Such evidence supports a modularity hypothesis, in which the mind is like a Swiss Army knife - a general-purpose tool with special-purpose devices.

    Medindia Health News 2010

  • Such evidence supports a modularity hypothesis, in which the mind is like a Swiss Army knife - a general-purpose tool with special-purpose devices.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010

  • Such evidence supports a modularity hypothesis, in which the mind is like a Swiss Army knife - a general-purpose tool with special-purpose devices.

    Medindia Health News 2010

  • Such evidence supports a modularity hypothesis, in which the mind is like a Swiss Army knife - a general-purpose tool with special-purpose devices.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Such evidence supports a modularity hypothesis, in which the mind is like a Swiss Army knife - a general-purpose tool with special-purpose devices.

    R&D Mag - News 2010

  • Small and practical like a Swiss Army knife, this application will run backups reliably in the background.

    Press Releases | Press Release Distribution | Submit Press Release 2009

  • Swiss Army knife, ready to carve up or unbolt an opponent's arguments with a flick of the wrist. "

    NYT > Home Page 2010

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