英语词汇“head knife”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

head knife n. [with sense (a) compare earlier heading knife n.] (a) a knife with a semicircular blade set transversely to the handle, used chiefly in leather-working; †(b) Whaling a knife used in cutting off the head of a whale (obsolete); (c) a knife or machete having a blade with a backward-pointing spike, used by some headhunting tribes in Samoa and the Philippines; cf. head-axe n. (b) (now rare).

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1679 W. Jones Work for Cooper 20 He's much fitter to..mind his Ax and Saw,..the Crisle and the Head-knife,..the Tap and the Bung-bore, than to open intricate and abstruse places.

1792 D. Steel New & Compl. Tables Net Duties Payable 102 Tools used by sadlers, harness-makers, and bridle-makers, namely, Cattle-Strainers, Side-Strainers,..and Head-Knives.

a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 451 Head knife,..for cutting off the head of the whale.

1899 Morning Post 24 Apr. 7/6 On the seat beside him is placed one of the murderous-looking head knives peculiar to Samoa.

1912 C. de Witt Willcox Head Hunters N. Luzon vi. 51 Besides the spear and head knife, the Ilongots..use the bow and arrow.

1985 Pop. Sci. Dec. 126/2 (advt.) Largest selection available of genuine leathers, tools, kits, supplies. Includes Tandy's new professional head knife.

2001 C. H. Wendel Encycl. Antique Tools & Machinery 106 The head knife was one of the most important tools for the harness and saddle-maker.

单词	head knife
释义	> as lemmas head knife head knife n. [with sense (a) compare earlier heading knife n.] (a) a knife with a semicircular blade set transversely to the handle, used chiefly in leather-working; †(b) Whaling a knife used in cutting off the head of a whale (obsolete); (c) a knife or machete having a blade with a backward-pointing spike, used by some headhunting tribes in Samoa and the Philippines; cf. head-axe n. (b) (now rare). ΚΠ 1679 W. Jones Work for Cooper 20 He's much fitter to..mind his Ax and Saw,..the Crisle and the Head-knife,..the Tap and the Bung-bore, than to open intricate and abstruse places. 1792 D. Steel New & Compl. Tables Net Duties Payable 102 Tools used by sadlers, harness-makers, and bridle-makers, namely, Cattle-Strainers, Side-Strainers,..and Head-Knives. a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 451 Head knife,..for cutting off the head of the whale. 1899 Morning Post 24 Apr. 7/6 On the seat beside him is placed one of the murderous-looking head knives peculiar to Samoa. 1912 C. de Witt Willcox Head Hunters N. Luzon vi. 51 Besides the spear and head knife, the Ilongots..use the bow and arrow. 1985 Pop. Sci. Dec. 126/2 (advt.) Largest selection available of genuine leathers, tools, kits, supplies. Includes Tandy's new professional head knife. 2001 C. H. Wendel Encycl. Antique Tools & Machinery 106 The head knife was one of the most important tools for the harness and saddle-maker. extracted from headn.¹ < as lemmas
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