liner lock

noun

A type of lock for a folding knife or other tool that is locked open/extended by a spring portion of the liner, which must be pushed down by the thumb before the knife or tool can be closed/collapsed.

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Meanings

nounliner lock (plural liner locks)

plural liner locks · alternative linerlock · alternative liner-lock

  1. A type of lock for a folding knife or other tool that is locked open/extended by a spring portion of the liner, which must be pushed down by the thumb before the knife or tool can be closed/collapsed.
  2. metonymicallyA knife or other tool with such a lock.

Translations

Finnish liner lock -veitsi
  • liner lock -veitsiTranslations
German Liner-Lock
  • Liner-LockTranslations
Swedish liner lock-kniv
  • liner lock-knivTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

liner lock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liner%20lock

MLA

“liner lock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liner%20lock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liner lock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liner%20lock.

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