Definitions from Wiktionary (slipjoint)
▸ noun: (chiefly 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.
▸ noun: (metonymically) A knife or other tool with such a joint; usually a pocketknife.
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▸ noun: (chiefly 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.
▸ noun: (metonymically) A knife or other tool with such a joint; usually a pocketknife.
Similar:
slide,
slip,
slipstitch,
slipper,
onslip,
slipshoe,
slap skate,
slipskin,
stick-slip,
slider,
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▸ Words similar to slipjoint
▸ Usage examples for slipjoint
▸ Idioms related to slipjoint
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing slipjoint
▸ Words that often appear near slipjoint
▸ Rhymes of slipjoint
▸ Invented words related to slipjoint