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trench knives

trench knives is the plural of trench knife.

Meaning of trench knife

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

Questions about trench knives

What is trench knives the plural of?
Trench knives is the plural of trench knife.

Words near trench knives in the dictionary

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

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