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fascine knives

Syllables: fasc·ine knivesUK/fəˈsiːn ˌnaɪvz/US/fəˈsin ˌnaɪvz/

fascine knives is the plural of fascine knife.

Meaning of fascine knife

Noun

fascine knife (plural fascine knives)

  1. (historical) A large, heavy knife or short sword used by 17th- to 19th-century artillery and infantry soldiers as a sidearm and a tool for cutting fascines (“cylindrical bundles of small sticks of wood, used for strengthening purposes”) and other things.
    • 2000 Canteens. 600 Camp Kettles. 200 Fascine Knives. […] It is to be presumed the troops will be provided with these articles.1779 March 2 (date written), George Washington, “To Major General Nathanael Greene”, in John C[lement] Fitzpatrick, editor, The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources...

Questions about fascine knives

What is fascine knives the plural of?
Fascine knives is the plural of fascine knife.
How do you pronounce fascine knives?
Fascine knives is pronounced /fəˈsiːn ˌnaɪvz/ (UK).

Words near fascine knives in the dictionary

  1. fascinators
  2. fascinatress
  3. fascinatresses
  4. fascine
  5. fascine knife
  6. fascine knives
  7. fascined
  8. fascinery
  9. fascines
  10. fascining
  11. fascinoma

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