| Knife (knife) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Knife |
| ; pl.
Knives (#). [OE. knif, AS.
cn***imacr]f; akin to D. knijf, Icel. kn***imacr]fr,
Sw. knif, Dan. kniv.] |
An
instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel and having a
sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle, but of many different
forms and names for different uses; as, table knife, drawing
knife, putty knife, pallet knife,
pocketknife, penknife, chopping knife,
etc..
A sword or dagger.
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To prune
with the knife.
To cut or stab with a knife.
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Fig.: To stab in the
back; to try to defeat by underhand means, esp. in politics; to vote
or work secretly against (a candidate of one's own party).
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