slipjoints

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A form of slipjoint — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of slipjoint
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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