button locks

A form of button lock — A type of lock (for knives, and other tools, of folding or collapsing type) in which the lock is released with the press of a button, usually on the side of the handle; such a lock often allows the tool to be locked closed as well as locked open.

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Meanings

noun

alternative buttonlocks

  1. pluralplural of button lock
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