as in sabers
a straight sword that has a narrow blade with sharp edges
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Following the printing process, the team found that the parts only needed 6 hours or so of treatment, which is a surprise, as typically most high-performance steels need multiple heat treatments to finish.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Apr. 2026 -
Welsh and Griggs, like most culinary professionals, prefer honing steels and whetstones.—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
15 Jan. 2026
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Maria Bear, the founder of The Baer Minimalist, has been happy with her decision to add an insert for knives into her drawers in lieu of keeping a knife block on the counter.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
13 Apr. 2026
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There’s a messy murder and then there’s the kitchen which seems, between the knives, the boiling, slicing, cutting and dicing, a most dangerous place.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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Vanli notes that the company has submitted an RFI to the US Coast Guard for light and medium ice cutters, addressing fleet modernization requirements in the Great Lakes region.—
NIa Bowers,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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The three-time MVP stood upright, pointing at cutters.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Rapiers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapiers. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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