knife-handlen.
/ˈnʌɪfˌhandl/, U.S. /ˈnaɪfˌhænd(ə)l/ 1. The handle or haft of a knife.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > knife > [noun] > handle
knife-handle1798
scale-tang1833
1798 S. H. Wilcocke in tr. J. S. Stavorinus Voy. E.-Indies I. i. vi. 377 (note) The iron point..together with the blade of a knife..set in a knife-handle, common to them both.
2. Popular name of species of Razor-shell, Solen siliqua or S. ensis. Chiefly U.S.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Siphonida > sinu-pallialia > family Solenidae
razorc1311
spout1525
spout-fish1594
razor-fish1602
sheath-fish1602
hagfish1611
pitot1611
solen1661
sheath shell1712
sheatha1717
razor shell1752
knife-handle1755
sea-pencil1755
razor-shell clam1792
long clam1811
scabbard razor-shell1813
scimitar razor-shell1819
spout shell1848
scimitar1855
razor clam1860
1755 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 33/1 Knife-Handles, Solens. Their figure..resembles the handle of a knife.
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