lockback

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noun

A type of folding knife in which the blade locks in its extended position by means of a lock on the back of the handle that is released by pressing on a portion of the locking arm or lever (that is, the means of release is likewise on the back of the handle).

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Meanings

nounlockback (plural lockbacks)

plural lockbacks

  1. A type of folding knife in which the blade locks in its extended position by means of a lock on the back of the handle that is released by pressing on a portion of the locking arm or lever (that is, the means of release is likewise on the back of the handle).

    Synonyms: backlock, back lock, lockback knife, backlock knife, lock-back knife, back-lock knife

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of folding knife in which the blade locks in its extended position by means of a lock on the back of the handle that is released by pressing on a portion of the locking arm or lever (that is, the means of release is likewise on the back of the handle).

Similar
backlockback locklockback knifebacklock knifelock-back knifeback-lock knife

Translations

Finnish lockback -veitsi
  • lockback -veitsitype of folding knife
German Backlock
  • Backlocktype of folding knife

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

backlock
Cite this entry
APA

lockback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lockback

MLA

“lockback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lockback. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lockback,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lockback.

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