switch knife

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Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Keep folding knives closed or sheath knives when not in use.
    Popular Science, Popular Science, 14 Apr. 2020
Noun
  • Round Rock put in the dagger in the 70th minute when Carlee Deegan flicked a pass to Hernandez who made a nifty move to get free, then blasted a shot from 14 yards out, middle pitch, to give the Dragons a 3-1 lead.
    Charles Baggarly & Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
  • As The Athletic’s Ian O’Connor wrote, Mullins’ 35-foot dagger was a singular feat of March Madness.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Apart from the optical glass inside, the XC 13-33mm is all plastic, even the bayonet mount that attaches to the camera.
    Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Some vehicles, however, have a bayonet-type attachment that uses two screws to hold the wiper in place.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Each board comes with spread containers, bowls and a cheese knife.
    Tory Johnson, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • And in San Diego County, 34-year-old Grant Parker fatally stabbed a man outside a downtown hotel in February while on diversion for threatening to kill his mother with a knife, carjacking and attacking a cellmate.
    Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Man with machete attacked three people at the 42nd Street-Grand Central subway station Saturday morning before police fatally shot him.
    Julie Walker, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Griffin’s machete was recovered at the scene.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Police say Mendez-Marin was found with blood on his clothes and a bloody pocketknife at the scene.
    Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa , Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Police said Gregory then pulled out a pocketknife, threatened to stab the juvenile and began stealing a PlayStation console and controllers.
    Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Switch knife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/switch%20knife. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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