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knifegrinder

knifegrinder noun: one whose trade is the sharpening of knives on a grindstone.

Noun

knifegrinder (plural knifegrinders)

  1. One whose trade is the sharpening of knives on a grindstone.

knifegrinder meaning in Tamil

knifegrinder in Tamil

சாணைபிடிப்பவர், சாணை பிடிப்பவர், கத்திதீட்டுவோன்

Forms of knifegrinder

pluralknifegrinders
alternative formknife-grinder

Origin of knifegrinder

From knife + grinder.

Questions about knifegrinder

What does knifegrinder mean?
Knifegrinder means one whose trade is the sharpening of knives on a grindstone.
What is knifegrinder in Tamil?
Knifegrinder in Tamil is சாணைபிடிப்பவர், சாணை பிடிப்பவர், கத்திதீட்டுவோன். See Knifegrinder meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is knifegrinder?
Knifegrinder is a noun.
What is the plural of knifegrinder?
The plural of knifegrinder is knifegrinders.

Words near knifegrinder in the dictionary

  1. knifed up
  2. knifefish
  3. knifefishes
  4. knifeful
  5. knifefuls
  6. knifegrinder
  7. knifegrinders
  8. knifehand
  9. knifehandle
  10. knifehandles
  11. knifehands

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