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switch knife

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Definition of switch knife

as in bowie knife

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When the Republican Charles Sumner was struck down by a Southerner on the Senate floor, Raymond’s paper called for armed resistance by pistol, bludgeon, and bowie knife, if necessary.

— Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
The speaker that February night was Cassius Marcellus Clay, a bold and brawling Kentucky abolitionist, equally skilled with a stump speech and a bowie knife.

— Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024

Definition of bowie knife

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This instantly alerts nearby Deadite Jessica to the dagger's presence, prompting her to turn her attention to eliminating the Price family and destroying it.

— Megan McCluskey, Time, 10 July 2026
The one useful nugget revealed in its sinister pages this time is the existence of an ancient dagger that is the sole means of killing a deadite for good.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026

Definition of dagger

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Back then, students halted studies to pick up rifles, muskets, and bayonets.

— Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026
The Continental Army went into the battle with a two-to-one advantage in numbers, but when most of the American militia crumbled in the face of a British bayonet charge, Pumphrey's unit was outnumbered, Wise says.

— Scott Neuman, NPR, 23 June 2026

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The Korean multi-discipline designer Minjae Kim, produced a set of knife, fork and spoon – along with a set of chopsticks.

— Jessica Salter, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Hold the corn, tip down, in the bowl, and using a sharp knife, cut straight down between the kernels and the cob, cutting as close to the cob as possible and rotating the ear about a quarter turn after each cut.

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Definition of knife

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But one video posted to social media that appears to show a young man wielding a machete and counting down to the deadline has put migrants like Nyirenda on edge.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
After speaking with witnesses, officers learned that the man was involved in a verbal and physical argument with a woman and dragged her down the street while being armed with a machete.

— Briauna Brown, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Definition of machete

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Police allegedly found a pocketknife on him and a gun in the vehicle.

— Mamie Bah, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Brown, 34, could face the death penalty in the killing of Zarutska, who was stabbed from behind with a pocketknife while seated and looking at her phone in an unprovoked attack on August 22, 2025.

— Andy Buck, CNN Money, 9 June 2026

Definition of pocketknife

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