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race knives

race knives is the plural of race knife.

Meaning of race knife

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...
    Synonyms:
    race-tool, race

Questions about race knives

What is race knives the plural of?
Race knives is the plural of race knife.

Words near race knives in the dictionary

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

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