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Synonyms for knives
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : nahyvz |
| Phonetic Transcription : naɪvz |
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Définition of knives
Origin :- late Old English cnif, probably from Old Norse knifr, from Proto-Germanic *knibaz (cf. Middle Low German knif, Middle Dutch cnijf, German kneif), of uncertain origin. To further confuse the etymology, there also are forms in -p-, e.g. Dutch knijp, German kneip. French canif "penknife" (mid-15c.) is borrowed from Middle English or Norse.
- noun cutting tool
- He made signs for me to give him the knife, but I could not, as we were very short of knives.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- Then she picked one of the knives from the bucket and handed it to him.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- Here my mistress met me with a double allowance of knives to clean.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- The arms of the pale faces are long, and their knives sharp!
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Why should they brighten their tomahawks and sharpen their knives against each other?
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- They were seated at a low table where no forks or knives or even plates were laid.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- How thoroughly I approved at that moment of the revolvers and the knives hidden in the belts.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- Cutters are continually cutting each other down with knives.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 4, April 23, 1870 » by Various
- The shooting had died down; they were fighting with bayonets and knives now.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
- There were no knives on the table, and his attendants refused to let him have any.
- Extract from : « Memoirs Of The Court Of Marie Antoinette, Queen Of France, Complete » by Madame Campan
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