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knife  

Definition

  • A backed blade; a cutting instrument composed of a blade and a handle into which it is fixed, either rigidly or with a joint.

Broader concept

Source

  • Kipfer, B. A. Dictionary of Artifacts 2007. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.p. 166.

Editorial note

  • 4.122

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https://vocabs.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/defcthesaurus/knife/4.12

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