switch blade

English

Noun

switch blade (plural switch blades)

1. Alternative form of switchblade.
   • 2009, Jennie Papa, Dante's Sins, →ISBN, page 78:

     Seeing her car keys, she grabbed the chain, finding her switch blade.

   • 2011, Daton L. Fluker, Death Keeper's Biological Wasteland, →ISBN, page 148:

     Sam pulls a switch blade from out of his boot, and runs toward Daton.

   • 2012, Jessica Badrick, In Too Deep, →ISBN:

     In each boot was a small knife, in her left pocket was a pocket knife, taped to her right wrist was a switch blade, and holstered to her shoulder was a dagger.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see switch,‎ blade.