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trench knife

trench knife noun: a knife designed for use in hand-to-hand fighting in trenches, typically having a double-edged blade and a knuckleduster on the handle.

trench knife: a knife designed for use in hand-to-hand fighting in trenches, typically having a double-edged...
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Noun

trench knife (plural trench knives)

  1. A knife designed for use in hand-to-hand fighting in trenches, typically having a double-edged blade and a knuckleduster on the handle.
    • He desired to cut certain throats with a sharp trench-knife that he had.1925, Ford Madox Ford, No More Parades (Parade's End), Penguin, published 2012, page 294

Forms of trench knife

pluraltrench knives

Questions about trench knife

What does trench knife mean?
Trench knife means a knife designed for use in hand-to-hand fighting in trenches, typically having a double-edged blade and a knuckleduster on the handle.
What part of speech is trench knife?
Trench knife is a noun.
What is the plural of trench knife?
The plural of trench knife is trench knives.

Words near trench knife in the dictionary

  1. trench dresses
  2. trench effect
  3. trench fever
  4. trench fevers
  5. trench foot
  6. trench knife
  7. trench knives
  8. trench mentalities
  9. trench mentality
  10. trench mortar
  11. trench mortars

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