knifern.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪfə/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪfər/

Etymology: < knife v. + -er suffix¹.

1. Boot-making. One who knifes or trims the soles and heels of boots.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making footwear > [noun] > processes involved in > one who trims

shoe-turner1486

heel parer1880

knifer1888

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 Apr. 7/2 Charles Solomon, a Jew, described himself as a knifer or ‘master’, taking boots to make at 4s. per dozen pairs, out of which he got 2s. per dozen for knifing.

1890 Earl of Dunraven Draft Rep. Sweating Syst. 3 An inferior master in the boot trade, or what is called a ‘knifer’.

2. One who carries or uses a knife as a weapon.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > knife or dagger

short weaponc1600

knife-man1643

knifer1870

1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood xxiii. 188 Jacks. And Chayner men. And hother Knifers.

1905 Times 11 Dec. 5/2 This is a new move of the hooligans and knifers, who lately committed attacks on enlightened working men.

3. (See quot. 1896.)

ΚΠ

1896 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang IV. 120/1 Knifer,..a sharking sponge.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	knifer
释义	knifern. Brit. /ˈnʌɪfə/, U.S. /ˈnaɪfər/ Etymology: < knife v. + -er suffix¹. 1. Boot-making. One who knifes or trims the soles and heels of boots. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making footwear > [noun] > processes involved in > one who trims shoe-turner1486 heel parer1880 knifer1888 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 Apr. 7/2 Charles Solomon, a Jew, described himself as a knifer or ‘master’, taking boots to make at 4s. per dozen pairs, out of which he got 2s. per dozen for knifing. 1890 Earl of Dunraven Draft Rep. Sweating Syst. 3 An inferior master in the boot trade, or what is called a ‘knifer’. 2. One who carries or uses a knife as a weapon. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > knife or dagger short weaponc1600 knife-man1643 knifer1870 1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood xxiii. 188 Jacks. And Chayner men. And hother Knifers. 1905 Times 11 Dec. 5/2 This is a new move of the hooligans and knifers, who lately committed attacks on enlightened working men. 3. (See quot. 1896.) ΚΠ 1896 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang IV. 120/1 Knifer,..a sharking sponge. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1870
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