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  • noun Plural form of flick-knife.

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Examples

  • Yeah, I know they look all cute and stuff but I bet you they are all carrying flick-knives and mace.

    Hide - :: gia’s blog :: 2006

  • Whilst weapons were being recovered this way, from flick-knives to machetes to small-calibre pistols, armed officers with large boxes were removing a further array of weapons from the caf.

    Deadly Intent Lynda La Plante 2008

  • Whilst weapons were being recovered this way, from flick-knives to machetes to small-calibre pistols, armed officers with large boxes were removing a further array of weapons from the caf.

    Deadly Intent Lynda La Plante 2008

  • Whilst weapons were being recovered this way, from flick-knives to machetes to small-calibre pistols, armed officers with large boxes were removing a further array of weapons from the caf.

    Deadly Intent Lynda La Plante 2008

  • Mostly penkives, but lock and flick-knives were prized.

    July 25, 2004 Laban 2004

  • Mostly penkives, but lock and flick-knives were prized.

    Archive 2004-07-25 Laban 2004

  • John wrote that they often saw people draw flick-knives and the waiters carried a cosh to keep order.

    John Lennon, Cynthia 2005

  • Fights broke out most night -- flick-knives would appear with terrifying speed and we'd dive for cover until the gun-toting police stormed in and hauled out the troublemakers.

    John Lennon, Cynthia 2005

  • Mostly penkives, but lock and flick-knives were prized.

    Law And Order Laban 2004

  • Their sixth form day-trip resorts brimming with flick-knives and CS gas.

    The Guardian World News 2010

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