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knife money

knife money noun: large knife-shaped money made from cast bronze, used in China between 600 and 200 B.C. during the Zhou dynasty.

Noun

knife money (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Large knife-shaped money made from cast bronze, used in China between 600 and 200 B.C. during the Zhou dynasty.

Origin of knife money

From knife + money, from its knifelike shape.

Questions about knife money

What does knife money mean?
Knife money means large knife-shaped money made from cast bronze, used in China between 600 and 200 B.C. during the Zhou dynasty.
What part of speech is knife money?
Knife money is a noun.

Words near knife money in the dictionary

  1. knife fish
  2. knife game
  3. knife grinder
  4. knife handle
  5. knife handles
  6. knife money
  7. knife pleat
  8. knife pleats
  9. knife rest
  10. knife rests
  11. knife roll

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