clasp : Idioms & Phrases


Clasp knife

  • noun a large knife with one or more folding blades
    jackknife.
WordNet
  • a large knife, the blade of which folds or shuts into the handle.
Webster 1913

Clasp lock

  • a lock which closes or secures itself by means of a spring.
Webster 1913

stem-clasping

Stem"-clasp`ing adjective
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Embracing the stem with its base; amplexicaul; as a leaf or petiole.
Webster 1913