slipjoint en · NOUN
Etymology
From slip + joint.
Meanings
- (attributive) A type of joint for a folding knife, involving a spring that helps hold the blade open against some pressure but does not lock it open in the sense of any positive engagement by the parts of any lock mechanism; it is thus a nonlocking type of joint.
- (metonymically) A knife or other tool with such a joint; usually a pocketknife.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| slipjoints | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
button lock · lockback · frame lock · liner lock
Hypernyms
clasp-knife · folder · folding knife
Translations (2)
fi kitkalukko (mechanism) · de Slipjointverschluss (mechanism)