| 单词 | knife-work |
| 释义 | > as lemmasknife-work knife-work n. the use of knives as weapons or instruments; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > cut of sharp weapon > use of knives > [noun] snick or snee1670 snicking and sneeing1674 snickersneeing1698 daggering1830 bowieism1844 knife-work1845 knife-playing1855 bowie-kniving1861 1845 W. G. Simms Wigwam & Cabin 2nd Ser. 143 But none of your knife-work, le'me tell you. 1931 D. L. Sayers Five Red Herrings xxii. 255 Copying a canvas isn't the same thing as painting direct... It's the technique that's a nuisance... I don't feel handy with so much knife-work. 1954 J. R. R. Tolkien Two Towers iii. vii. 141 It has been knife-work up there. 1955 J. Morrison in Austral. Short Stories (1963) 2nd Ser. 147 Collins the overseer did all the knife-work—castrating, ear-marking, and tailing. 1965 J. Lawlor in J. Gibb Light on C. S. Lewis 76 Then proceed to the knife-work of murdering to dissect, in order to sweep the vile body aside to make room for the certified masterpieces. < as lemmas |
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