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scalping knife

scalping knife noun: any of a loosely defined class of ample-bellied knives that largely overlaps with other classes such as hunting knife, butcher knife, and bushcraft knife.

Noun

scalping knife (plural scalping knives)

  1. (US, dated) Any of a loosely defined class of ample-bellied knives that largely overlaps with other classes such as hunting knife, butcher knife, and bushcraft knife.

Forms of scalping knife

pluralscalping knives

Questions about scalping knife

What does scalping knife mean?
Scalping knife means any of a loosely defined class of ample-bellied knives that largely overlaps with other classes such as hunting knife, butcher knife, and bushcraft knife.
What part of speech is scalping knife?
Scalping knife is a noun.
What is the plural of scalping knife?
The plural of scalping knife is scalping knives.

Words near scalping knife in the dictionary

  1. scalphunter
  2. scalphunters
  3. scalphunting
  4. scalpin
  5. scalping
  6. scalping knife
  7. scalping knives
  8. scalping tuft
  9. scalping tufts
  10. scalpings
  11. scalpins

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