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knife urn

knife urn noun: a lidded vase-like container in which knives were stored, in the context of dining.

Noun

knife urn (plural knife urns)

  1. (historical) A lidded vase-like container in which knives were stored, in the context of dining.

Forms of knife urn

pluralknife urns

Questions about knife urn

What does knife urn mean?
Knife urn means a lidded vase-like container in which knives were stored, in the context of dining.
What part of speech is knife urn?
Knife urn is a noun.
What is the plural of knife urn?
The plural of knife urn is knife urns.

Words near knife urn in the dictionary

  1. knife throwers
  2. knife trick
  3. knife twister
  4. knife twisters
  5. knife up
  6. knife urn
  7. knife urns
  8. knife wand
  9. knife wands
  10. knife's edge
  11. knife's edges

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