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button lock

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Synonyms: button dick, button hook

Antonyms: button dick, button hook

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Noun

  1. A type of [[lock]] (for knives, and other tools, of folding or collapsing type) in which the lock is released with the press of a [[button]], usually on the side of the handle; such a lock often allows the tool to be locked closed as well as locked open.
  2. {{lb|en|metonymically}} A knife or other tool with such a lock.

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