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switchblade (n.)

also switch-blade, type of folding pocket knife, 1932, from switch (n.) + blade. So called for the "switch" which is pressed to spring the knife open. Earlier a similar tool was known as an Arkansas toothpick (1837) and a clasp-knife (1755).

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Definitions of switchblade from WordNet

switchblade (n.)
a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button;
Synonyms: switchblade knife / flick-knife / flick knife
From wordnet.princeton.edu