button lock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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. A knife or other tool with such a lock.

Word forms

button lock button locks buttonlock
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