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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

knife / nīf/ • n. (pl. knives / nīvz/ ) a cutting instrument composed of a blade and a handle into which it is fixed, either rigidly or with a joint. ∎ an instrument such as this used as a weapon. ∎ a cutting blade forming part of a machine. • v. [tr.] stab (someone) with a knife. ∎ [intr.] cut like a knife: a shard of steel knifed through the mainsail. DERIVATIVES: knife·like / -ˌlīk/ adj.knif·er n.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

knife sb. XI. Late OE. cnīf — ON. knīfr = OFris., MLG. knīf, MDu. cnijf (Du. knijf) :- Gmc. *knīƀaz, of uncert. orig.
Hence vb. XIX.

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knife

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

knife see cutlery .

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

knife •fife, Fyfe, knife, life, pro-life, rife, still-life, strife, wife •shelf-life • midlife • wildlife •nightlife • lowlife • afterlife •jackknife • penknife • paperknife •spaewife • alewife • midwife •fishwife • housewife • goodwife

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	Retailing knives. Magazine article from: Shooting Industry; 11/1/1991
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	Marketing knives. Magazine article from: Shooting Industry; 4/1/1996