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moon-knife

moon-knife noun: a crescent-shaped knife used by leatherworkers to shave off the fleshy parts of skins.

Noun

moon-knife (plural moon-knives)

  1. A crescent-shaped knife used by leatherworkers to shave off the fleshy parts of skins.

Forms of moon-knife

pluralmoon-knives

Questions about moon-knife

What does moon-knife mean?
Moon-knife means a crescent-shaped knife used by leatherworkers to shave off the fleshy parts of skins.
What part of speech is moon-knife?
Moon-knife is a noun.
What is the plural of moon-knife?
The plural of moon-knife is moon-knives.

Words near moon-knife in the dictionary

  1. moon-flask
  2. moon-flasks
  3. moon-flood
  4. moon-god
  5. moon-gods
  6. moon-knife
  7. moon-knives
  8. moon-less
  9. moon-light
  10. moon-lighted
  11. moon-lighting

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