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Tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade
A knife (pl.: knives; from Old Norse knifr 'knife, dirk') is a tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade, usually attached to a handle or hilt. One
Knife
Swedish electronic music duo
The Knife were a Swedish electronic music duo from Gothenburg, formed in 1999. The group consisted of siblings Karin and Olof Dreijer, who together also
The_Knife
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Knife_(disambiguation)
Type of folding knife
A balisong, also known as a butterfly knife, fan knife or Batangas knife, is a type of folding pocketknife that originated from the Philippines. Its distinct
Butterfly_knife
Type of knife
(also known as switch knife, automatic knife, pushbutton knife, ejector knife, flick knife, gravity knife, flick blade, or spring knife) is a pocketknife
Switchblade
Pattern of fixed-blade fighting knife
A Bowie knife (/ˈbuːi/ BOO-ee) is a pattern of fixed-blade fighting knives created by Rezin Bowie in the early 19th century for his brother James Bowie
Bowie_knife
Dagger
The Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife is a double-edged fighting knife resembling a dagger or poignard with a brass or wooden foil grip. It was developed
Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife
Fairbairn–Sykes_fighting_knife
Knives intended for use in the process of preparing food
A kitchen knife is any knife that is intended to be used in food preparation, as opposed to a table knife used when eating, as part of a set of cutlery
Kitchen_knife
1928 song by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill
"Mack the Knife" or "The Ballad of Mack the Knife" (German: "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer") is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht
Mack_the_Knife
Australian electronic music duo
Knife Party are an Australian electronic music duo consisting of Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen, two members of the drum and bass band Pendulum. The duo
Knife_Party
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Knife and Fork, Fork & Knife, Knife-Fork, may refer to: Knife and fork, two pieces of cutlery that are commonly used together A combination eating utensil
Knife_and_Fork
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up knife-edge in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Knife Edge, Knife-edge, or Knife's Edge may refer to: Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars, a 2025
Knife_Edge
Versatile folding multi-tool knife
The Swiss Army knife (German: Schweizer Taschenmesser, Sackmesser, Hegel, etc.) is a multi-tooled pocketknife made for the Swiss Army since 1890, with
Swiss_Army_knife
Form of consensual BDSM edgeplay involving knives, daggers, and swords
Knife play is a form of consensual BDSM edgeplay involving knives, daggers, and swords as a source of physical and mental stimulation. Knives are typically
Knife_play
Knife used for general or utility purposes
A utility knife is any type of knife used for general manual work purposes. Such knives were originally fixed-blade knives with durable cutting edges suitable
Utility_knife
Forged weapon of the Achang people of China
A Husa knife, also sometimes called Achang knife, is a traditional forged weapon of the Achang people of China. The Achang live mainly in the village
Husa_knife
Fighting knife
The M3 trench knife or M3 fighting knife was an American military combat knife first issued in March 1943. Designed for rapid production using a minimum
M3_trench_knife
Knife designed to inflict injury
the fighting knife from the field knife, fighting utility knife, or in modern usage, the tactical knife. The tactical knife is a knife with one or more
Fighting_knife
Folding knife that can be carried in a pocket
spelled pocket knife) is a knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle. It is also known as a jackknife, or a folding knife. It may be referred
Pocketknife
2001 studio album by the Knife
The Knife is the debut studio album by Swedish electronic music duo the Knife, released on 5 February 2001 by Rabid Records. The album's recordings started
The_Knife_(The_Knife_album)
The Genoese knife is a type of knife originating and manufactured in the city of Genoa. Certain types of Genoese knives have a shape similar to a dagger
Genoese_knife
American army scout (c.1840–1876)
Bloody Knife (Sioux: Tȟamila Wewe; Arikara: NeesiRAhpát; ca. 1840 – June 25, 1876) was an American Indian who served as a scout and guide for the U.S
Bloody_Knife
Band from San Diego, California
No Knife was a band from San Diego, California. They played an innovative form of rock that combined aspects of post-punk, post-hardcore, indie rock,
No_Knife
Ratchet knife in Jamaica is a general type of folding knife, generally German-made, considered easy to open quickly and associated with "rude boy" masculinity
Ratchet_knife
Knife mainly for butchering animal carcasses
A butcher knife or butcher's knife is a knife designed and used primarily for the butchering or dressing of animal carcasses. There are many such types
Butcher_knife
Legal aspects of selling, owning, carrying, and using certain types of knives
Knife legislation is defined as the body of statutory law or case law promulgated or enacted by a government or other governing jurisdiction that prohibits
Knife_legislation
Single-edged sword
A messer (German for "knife") is a single-edged sword of the 15th and 16th century, characterised by knife-like hilt construction methods. While the various
Messer_(sword)
Game involving a knife and one's fingers
The knife game, pinfinger, stabscotch, nerve, bishop, hand roulette, five finger fillet (FFF), or chicken is a game wherein, placing the palm of one's
Knife_game
Type of combat knife
A trench knife is a combat knife designed to kill or incapacitate an enemy at close quarters, such as in a trench or other confined area. It was developed
Trench_knife
Topics referred to by the same term
Hot knife may refer to: A form of soldering iron equipped with a double-edged blade that is situated on a heating element Hot knife (smoking), a method
Hot_knife
2025 South Korean television series
Hyper Knife (Korean: 하이퍼나이프) is a 2025 South Korean medical crime thriller television series written by Kim Sun-hee, directed by Kim Jung-hyun, and starring
Hyper_Knife
American singer-songwriter (born 2000)
Interscope Records, on which she released the 2023 EP How to Catch a Falling Knife. After leaving the label, she released "Sailor Song," which peaked at number
Gigi_Perez
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Case knife can refer to: A large type of table knife, typically stored in a case Sheath knife The Dutch case-knife, a variety of runner bean W. R. Case
Case_knife
Contemporary sculpture highlighting knife crime
The Knife Angel (also referred to as the National Monument Against Violence & Aggression) is a contemporary sculpture formed of 100,000 knives created
Knife_Angel
Small Swedish sheath knife
A mora knife (Swedish: morakniv) is a small sheath knife. It is a fixed blade knife, with or without a finger guard. The term originates from knives manufactured
Mora_knife
A vendetta knife (Corsican: vendetta corse) is a type of dagger associated with the vendetta, the traditional feuds of Corsica. Steve Shackleford (8 December
Vendetta_knife
Type of kitchen knife
A chef's knife, also known as a cook's knife, is a medium to large sized generalist kitchen knife used in food preparation. Longer and wider knives are
Chef's_knife
Type of knife used during hunting
A hunting knife is a knife used during hunting for preparing the game to be used as food by skinning the animal and cutting up its meat. It is different
Hunting_knife
Philippine knife or sword
opened fire on them. The bolo was adopted by the US Military as the bolo knife. Produced from 1897 to 1918, they remained in service both as a tool for
Bolo_knife
Ornate weapon inspired by zombie media
A zombie knife (also known as a zombie killer knife or zombie slayer knife) is a type of ornate knife or bladed weapon inspired by zombie films and TV
Zombie_knife
Traditional Yakut knife
The Yakutian knife (Yakut: саха быһаҕа, romanized: saxa bıhağa), sometimes called the Sakha knife, is a traditional knife of the Yakuts (an ethnic group
Yakutian_knife
Japanese rock band
Shonen Knife is a Japanese pop-punk band formed in Osaka in 1981. Influenced by 1960s girl groups, pop bands, the Beach Boys, and early punk rock bands
Shonen_Knife
Knife associated with the Gurkhas of Nepal
/ˈkʊkri/) or khukuri (Nepali: खुकुरी, pronounced [kʰukuri]) is a type of knife or short sword with a distinct recurve in its blade that originated in the
Kukri
Crime prevention
A knife bin, also known as a knife bank, weapon surrender bin, knife amnesty bin or knife amnesty bank, is a place where the owners of knives may dispose
Knife_bin
2008 horror film by Andrey Iskanov
Philosophy of a Knife is a 2008 documentary exploitation horror film written, produced, shot, edited, and directed by Andrey Iskanov [ru]. It covers the
Philosophy_of_a_Knife
Knife designed to be thrown
A throwing knife is a knife that is specially designed and weighted so that it can be thrown effectively. They are a distinct category from ordinary knives
Throwing_knife
Process of grinding a knife against a hard surface
Knife sharpening is the process of making a knife or similar tool sharp by grinding against a hard, rough surface, typically a stone, or a flexible surface
Knife_sharpening
Military combat knife
trademarked as KA-BAR) is the combat knife adopted in 1942 by the United States Marine Corps as the U.S. Marine Corps utility knife, Mark 2. After the United States'
Ka-Bar
Type of kitchen knife
A boning knife is a type of kitchen knife with a sharp point and a narrow blade. It is used in food preparation for removing the bones of poultry, meat
Boning_knife
Knife with ejectable blade
A ballistic knife is a knife with a detachable blade that can be ejected to a distance of several meters by pressing a trigger or operating a lever or
Ballistic_knife
2025 film by Min Kyu-dong
The Old Woman with the Knife (Korean: 파과) is a 2025 South Korean action thriller film directed and co-written by Min Kyu-dong, based on the novel of the
The_Old_Woman_with_the_Knife
Knife which can be used as a bayonet
A knife bayonet is a knife which can be used both as a bayonet, combat knife, or utility knife as a cutting and thrusting tool or weapon. The knife bayonet
Knife_bayonet
Table knife used to spread butter
The butter knife is a table knife intended for serving butter and applying it to bread and crackers ("spreading"). These utensils are also used for soft
Butter_knife
Knife for hand-to-hand military combat
A combat knife is a fighting knife designed for military use and primarily intended for hand-to-hand or close combat fighting. Since the end of trench
Combat_knife
WW1 era American combat knife
The Mark I trench knife is an American trench knife designed by officers of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) for use in World War I. The Mark I
Mark_I_trench_knife
Knife is the cutting die for envelope or wrapper blanks. It is called a knife rather than a die because the latter is an object that makes an embossed
Knife_(envelope)
Tool used to open sealed envelopes
The terms paper knife and letter opener are often used interchangeably to refer to a knife-like desktop tool. In truth, they are actually for different
Paper_knife
Violent physical confrontation involving knives
A knife fight is a violent physical confrontation between two or more combatants in which one or more participants are armed with a knife. A knife fight
Knife_fight
Brand of cutting tools and office products
applications. An X-Acto knife may be called an Exacto knife, utility knife, precision knife, or hobby knife. The original knife was invented in the 1930s
X-Acto
Samoan cultural implement
The fire knife is a traditional Samoan cultural implement that is used in ceremonial dances. It was originally composed of a machete wrapped in towels
Fire_knife
Knife that opens its blade by the force of gravity
A gravity knife is a knife with a blade contained in its handle, which opens its blade through the force of gravity. This mechanism of opening is fundamentally
Gravity_knife
Method of smoking marijuana
Spots (also known as spotting, knifers, knife hits, knife tokes, dots, hot knives, kitchen tracking blades, or bladers) refers to a method of smoking cannabis
Spots_(cannabis)
Small folding knife
A penknife, or pen knife, is a small folding knife. Today, penknife is also the common British English term for both a pocketknife, which can have single
Penknife
Traditional Occitan pocketknife
The Laguiole knife (French pronunciation: [laɡjɔl], locally [lajɔl]) is a traditional Occitan pocketknife originally produced in the "knife city" of Thiers
Laguiole_knife
Topics referred to by the same term
"Mack the Knife" is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their music drama The Threepenny Opera. Mack the Knife may also refer
Mack the Knife (disambiguation)
Mack_the_Knife_(disambiguation)
South African knife brand
ratchet-lock clasp or slipjoint knife originally produced in 1902 for export to Germany's colonies in Africa. The knife takes its name from the giraffe-like
Okapi_(knife)
A sticking knife is primarily an agricultural tool. Sticking knives resemble daggers in shape and function, but are made for the utilitarian purpose of
Sticking_knife
Type of switch
knife switch is a type of switch used to control the flow of electricity in a circuit. It is composed of a hinge which allows a metal lever, or knife
Knife_switch
Slender knife
term stiletto has been used as a general descriptive term for a variety of knife blades exhibiting a narrow blade with minimal cutting surfaces and a needle-like
Stiletto
Table knife used for eating fish
The fish knife together with fish fork represent a set of utensils specialized for eating fish. A fish knife is a strange-looking, purposely blunt implement
Fish_knife
Throwing of knives at targets for entertainment or sport
Knife throwing is an art, sport, combat skill, or variously an entertainment technique, involving an artist skilled in the art of throwing knives, the
Knife_throwing
Toy resembling a pocket knife
The carrot knife, (Chinese: 萝卜刀) also known as a radish knife, is a toy launched in 2022 which resembles a pocketknife with blunt plastic parts. The carrot
Carrot_knife
Japanese dagger
A tantō (短刀, 'short blade') is a traditionally made Japanese knife (nihontō) that was worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan. The tantō dates to the
Tantō
Japanese gardening and masonry tool adapted as a weapon
arts weapons Hori hori Shikoro blade Shuriken Tantō Throwing knife Trowel Batarang "Kunai Knife: From Ancient Tool to Modern Marvel!". Humans. Retrieved 2025-05-30
Kunai
Historical money of China
Knife money (Chinese: 刀币) is the name of large, cast, bronze, knife-shaped commodity money produced by various governments and kingdoms in what is now
Knife_money
1983 studio album by Bryan Adams
Cuts Like a Knife is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams. Released on 18 January 1983 by A&M Records, the album was a huge
Cuts_Like_a_Knife
Natural bay or cove in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Knife Bay (or Baie de Couteau, or Knife Cove) is natural bay or cove on the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Knife_Bay
2018 film by Yann Gonzalez
Knife+Heart (French: Un couteau dans le cœur, lit. 'A Knife in the Heart') is a 2018 horror thriller film directed by Yann Gonzalez, who co-wrote the
Knife+Heart
Topics referred to by the same term
Black Knife, Blackknife, or black knife may refer to: Black Knife, Spanish name Dangerous Negro, Baishan (c. 1816 – 1857), a Chihenne (Mimbres) Apache
Black_Knife
Large, often squared off knife
a large knife that varies in its shape but usually resembles a rectangular-bladed tomahawk. It is largely used as a kitchen or butcher knife and is mostly
Cleaver
Type of cutlery
A table knife is an item of cutlery with a single cutting edge, and usually a blunt end – part of a table setting. Table knives are typically of moderate
Table_knife
Kitchen knife originating in Japan
(Japanese: 三徳包丁; lit. '"three virtues knife" or "three uses knife"') or bunka bōchō (文化包丁) is a general-purpose kitchen knife originating in Japan. Its blade
Santoku
Artist's equipment
A palette knife is a blunt tool used for mixing or applying paint, with a flexible steel blade. It is primarily used for applying paint to the canvas
Palette_knife
2002 studio album by Xiu Xiu
Knife Play is the debut studio album by American experimental rock band Xiu Xiu, released on February 19, 2002. A sticker on the cover of the album reads
Knife_Play
Type of knife similar to a cleaver
chef's knife — sometimes referred to as a Càidāo (Chinese: 菜刀, lit. "vegetable knife"), is a Chinese, rectangular-bladed, all-purpose chef's knife used
Caidao
Topics referred to by the same term
the knife in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Under the Knife may refer to: Under the Knife (film), a 2019 British documentary "Under the Knife" (Gotham)
Under_the_Knife
Type of broad and heavy knife
agricultural implement similar to an axe, or in combat like a long-bladed knife. The blade is typically 30 to 66 centimetres (12 to 26 in) long and usually
Machete
2021 song by Drake and 21 Savage featuring Project Pat
"Knife Talk" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake featuring Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage and American rapper Project Pat. It was released on November
Knife_Talk
Industrial power tool
The splitting band knife (or band knife or bandknife) is a kind of knife used in several fields including: tannery, EVA/rubber, foam, cork, shoe and leather
Splitting_band_knife
A stock knife is a large, straight bladed long handled knife with a hook at the far end. The hook is engaged into an eye in the workbench and allows the
Stock_knife
Knife designed to be carried in or on a boot
knife or a gambler's dagger is a small fixed-blade knife (usually, a dagger) that is designed to be carried in or on a boot. Typically, such a knife is
Boot_knife
Type of knife used for cutting or serving cheese
A cheese knife is a type of kitchen knife specialized for the cutting of cheese. Different cheeses require different knives, according primarily to hardness
Cheese_knife
Type of Southeast Asian knife
The parang (/ˈpɑːrɑːŋ/) is a type of knife used across the Malay Archipelago. Typical vegetation in Southeast Asia is more woody than in South America
Parang_(knife)
Type of folding knife
An assisted-opening knife is a type of folding knife which uses an internal mechanism to finish the opening of the blade once the user has partially opened
Assisted-opening_knife
2017 video game
Agatha Knife is a 2017 point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Mango Protocol. It is published by Plug In Digital for iOS and Android
Agatha_Knife
Topics referred to by the same term
Cut Knife may refer to: Cut Knife, Saskatchewan, a town in Canada Cut Knife (electoral district), a former provincial electoral district in Saskatchewan
Cut_Knife
Motorized kitchen tool
An electric carving knife or electric knife is an electrical kitchen device used for slicing foods. The device consists of two serrated blades that are
Electric_knife
Knife used by US armed forces
The SOG Knife was designed for, and issued to, covert Studies and Observations Group personnel during the Vietnam War. The SOG Knife was designed by Benjamin
SOG_Knife
Film by Nnamdi Asomugha
The Knife is a 2024 American psychological drama film produced and directed by Nnamdi Asomugha (in his directorial debut) and co-written by Asomugha and
The_Knife_(2024_film)
Knife
The wz. 98 military knife (Polish: Nóż wojskowy wz. 98) was a fighting knife issued in 1998 to the Polish Armed Forces. The wz.98 is an improved version
Military_knife_wz._98
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone supposedly resembling a mole (the burrowing mammal), Middle English mol(le) (from Dutch or Low German mol), for example in having poor eyesight.English : nickname for someone with a prominent mole or blemish on the face, from Middle English mole (Old English mÄl).English : from an Old English masculine personal name, Moll.English : from Old Norse moli ‘crumb’, ‘grain’, possibly a nickname for a small man.French : metonymic occupational name for a knife grinder or a maker of whetstones, from a variant of meule ‘whetstone’, ‘grindstone’, ‘millstone’.Italian : variant of Mule.Slovenian : probably a nickname for a extremely religious man, from mole ‘zealot’, a derivative of moliti ‘to pray’.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Knife
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American, Australian, British, Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese
Raven; Benevolent; Edge of a Knife; Tough; Lotus; Water Lily
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Possibly a variant spelling of Catalan Daguer, from daguer ‘knife smith’.
Boy/Male
British, English
Knife Handle
Boy/Male
Teutonic
Swordsman. Knife.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a cutler, from Old French hansard, hansart ‘cutlass’, ‘dagger’ (of Germanic origin, composed of elements meaning ‘hand’ and ‘knife’ (see Sachs)).
Male
Native American
Native American Cheyenne name WOHEHIV means "dull knife."
Boy/Male
Native American
Dull knife.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit, Swedish
A Small Sword; A Knife; Birth Mark; Blemish
Boy/Male
Native American
Dull knife.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a maker of chain-mail, from an Anglo-Norman French diminutive of Old French cot(t)e ‘coat of mail’ (see Cott).English : metonymic occupational name for a cutler, from Old French co(u)tel, co(u)teau ‘knife’ (Late Latin cultellus, a diminutive of culter ‘plowshare’).English : Edward Cottle was in Martha’s Vineyard, MA, before 1653.
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, Danish, English, Swedish
Knife; Sword
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a maker of knives, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Old French co(u)tel, co(u)teau ‘knife’, Late Latin cultellus, a diminutive of culter ‘plowshare’. Compare Cottle.Americanized spelling of German Kottler or Kattler, which is of uncertain origin.
Surname or Lastname
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a cutler, from Middle High German mezzer ‘knife’, from Old High German mezzirahs, mezzisahs, a compound of maz ‘food’, ‘meat’ + sahs ‘knife’, ‘sword’. The Jewish name is from German Messer ‘knife’ or Yiddish meser.German : occupational name for an official in charge of measuring the dues paid in kind by tenants, from an agent derivative of Middle High German mezzen ‘to measure’.English and Scottish : occupational name for someone who kept watch over harvested crops, Middle English, Older Scots mess(i)er, from Old French messier (see Messier).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English clubbe, clobbe ‘club’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a club maker or possibly as a nickname for someone who habitually carried a club. Reaney notes that ‘by the Assize of Arms, every adult man had to be provided with at least a knife and a staff or club.’
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Knife
Male
Scottish
Scottish surname (originally spelled Eriskine) transferred to forename use, derived from Eriskyne, a contracted form of the old Gaelic phrase air an sgian, ERSKINE means "upon the knife."Â
Male
Native American
Native American Cheyenne name TAHMELAPACHME means "dull knife."
Surname or Lastname
French
French : from the Old French word goi (Latin gubia) denoting a type of bill hook or knife used by vine-growers or coopers, hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of such implements.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in France named Gouy, for example in Aisne or Pas-de-Calais.Galician : probably a habitational name from Goy in Lugo province, Galicia.German : northwestern variant of Gau.
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Australian, Vietnamese
Fog
Female
Spanish
 Spanish name RIA means "small river." Compare with another form of Ria.
Girl/Female
Indian
One of devis names, Name of a Goddess
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sidheshwar | ஸிதேஷà¯à®µà®°
Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Pure; Honest; Kind; Giving
Girl/Female
Hindu
Lustrous or bright or radiant or intelligent, Brave, Powerful
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and Irish
Scottish and Irish : reduced form of McLewis (see Lewis 3).English : topographic name from the genitive form of Old English clÅh ‘ravine’ (see Clough).
Girl/Female
Biblical Hebrew
Daughter of the Lord.
Male
German
Variant spelling of German Aldric, ALDRICK means "old ruler; long time ruler."
Girl/Female
Latin
Blessed.
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n.
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..
n.
A long knife, or short saber, common among Mohammedan nations, usually having a double curve, sometimes nearly straight.
n.
A slender knife for use in the operation of tenotomy.
pron.
Of thee, or belonging to thee; the more common form of thine, possessive case of thou; -- used always attributively, and chiefly in the solemn or grave style, and in poetry. Thine is used in the predicate; as, the knife is thine. See Thine.
n.
A small knife with a thin, keen blade, -- used by surgeons, and in dissecting.
v. t.
To cut or stab with a knife.
v. t.
A knife; a cutting tool.
a.
Adapted for removing scales, as from a fish; as, a scaling knife; adapted for removing scale, as from the interior of a steam boiler; as, a scaling hammer, bar, etc.
n.
A small knife; a whittle.
v. t.
To cut or clip with a knife; to whittle.
n.
A weaver's knife. See Trevat.
v. t.
To prune with the knife.
n. pl.
Chips made by one who whittles; shavings cut from a stick with a knife.
superl.
Covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword; rusty wheat.
imp. & p. p.
of Knife