What does switch-bladed mean?
Switch-bladed means simple past and past participle of switch-blade.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
simple past and past participle of switch-blade.
The symbol may be expressed antisocially by carrying a liquor flask, a switch-bladed knife, or a zip gun.
Graham Crowden as Smythe, gang-killer with stiff upper lip and switch-bladed umbrella;
'Sweet enough for my strong teeth,' he rejoined, and taking a switch-bladed knife from his pocket he approached the peach espalier and cut from it several of the luscious-looking fruits.
I slipped Ike's switch-bladed scaling knife from my bra and lunged.
And for these Negroes the question becomes: Will they join the switch-bladed white hoodlums and bearded hop-heads in a nihilistic revolt against civilization in general, against all form, cohesion and culture?
In daylight, she — it — appears less human, its lips raised scars, its eyes switch-bladed slits.
Use switch-bladed when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Switch-bladed means simple past and past participle of switch-blade.
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The symbol may be expressed antisocially by carrying a liquor flask, a switch-bladed knife, or a zip gun.
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