slipjoint

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noun

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.

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Meanings

nounslipjoint (plural slipjoints)

plural slipjoints

  1. attributiveA 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.
  2. metonymicallyA knife or other tool with such a joint; usually a pocketknife.

Origin

From slip + joint.

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Translations

Finnish kitkalukko
  • kitkalukkomechanism
German Slipjointverschluss
  • Slipjointverschlussmechanism
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“slipjoint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slipjoint. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slipjoint,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slipjoint.

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