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race knife

UK/ˈɹeɪs naɪf/US/ˈɹeɪs ˌnaɪf/

race knife noun: a kind of knife hooked at the point, used for marking outlines on metal, wood, etc.

Noun

race knife (plural race knives)

  1. A kind of knife hooked at the point, used for marking outlines on metal, wood, etc.
    • And be it enacted, That every surveyor of lumber who shall be required to survey any timber or lumber, shall, at the time of making the survey, mark with a race knife or scoring iron, on each and every stick of ton timber by him surveyed, the number of cubic feet such stick shall contain[…]1849, “Cap. XIX. An Act to regulate the survey of timber and lumber”, in The Acts of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island, volume 1, Prince Edward Island: Royal Gazette Office, published...
    • Trees intended for felling should be plainly and legibly numbered, in consecutive order, with white paint, the surface of the outer bark being smoothed with a race knife for this purpose.1859, John Blenkarn, “Timber-Felling”, in British Timber Trees, London: Routledge, Warne & Routledge, page 135
    Synonyms:
    race-tool, race

Synonyms of race knife

Forms of race knife

pluralrace knives

Origin of race knife

From race (“to cut, scratch, or tear (someone or something) with a sharp object”, verb) + knife.

Questions about race knife

What does race knife mean?
Race knife means a kind of knife hooked at the point, used for marking outlines on metal, wood, etc.
What part of speech is race knife?
Race knife is a noun.
How do you pronounce race knife?
Race knife is pronounced /ˈɹeɪs naɪf/ (UK).
What is the plural of race knife?
The plural of race knife is race knives.

Words near race knife in the dictionary

  1. race glass
  2. race glasses
  3. race hatred
  4. race hazard
  5. race hazards
  6. race knife
  7. race knives
  8. race lift
  9. race lifted
  10. race lifting
  11. race lifts

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