The Collaborative International Dictionary
Clasp \Clasp\, n.
An adjustable catch, bent plate, or hook, for holding together two objects or the parts of anything, as the ends of a belt, the covers of a book, etc.
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A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a grasping, as with the hand.
Clasp knife, a large knife, the blade of which folds or shuts into the handle.
Clasp lock, a lock which closes or secures itself by means of a spring.
Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of clasp-knife English)
WordNet
n. a large knife with one or more folding blades [syn: jackknife]
Usage examples of "clasp knife".
With his clasp knife Ralph prised off Tom's iron horseshoes and bundled them into the saddle-bag.
He began to pull in the line as he spoke, and when the hook came on board, he opened his clasp knife and cut off the bit of dingy red rag which we had hoped for so long a fish might seize.
He was now using one made of the brass handle of a clasp knife and some bits of red cloth torn from a handkerchief.
Major Chalmers sipped at his wine and looked idly at the man at the other table who was now using his clasp knife to sharpen a point on his pencil.
He brought out a large clasp knife, opened it up, and began cleaning his nails.
Seregil turned and the dark thing sat up, its upper body levering in a single rigid motion like the folding of a clasp knife.