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deer horn knife

noun

Etymology

From deer + horn + knife. (martial arts knife): From the shape of the knife resembling deer horns or deer antlers.

  1. derived from *gneybʰ-✻
  2. derived from *knībaz✻
  3. derived from knífr
  4. inherited from cnīf
  5. inherited from knyf

Definitions

  1. A Chinese martial arts knife resembling two crossed crescents with all outward facing…

    A Chinese martial arts knife resembling two crossed crescents with all outward facing edges sharpened, and a handle on an inside arc of one of the crescents. The blade allows punching, slashing, and stabbing, as well as using the outward points as guards for defence to catch incoming weapons.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A knife which uses deer horn as the material for the handle.

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