Swiss Army knives
Red portable multitools
Swiss Army knives are compact folding knives with multiple tools built into the handle—typically blades, screwdrivers, scissors, bottle openers, and corkscrews.
Originally made by Victorinox for the Swiss military, they've become synonymous with versatile pocket tools.
Figuratively, a Swiss Army knife is anything impressively multifunctional: This app is the Swiss Army knife of photo editing.
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- scissorsPivoted twin-blade cutter
- bladesSharp flat cutting parts
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