Knife \Knife\, n.; pl. Knives. [OE. knif, AS. cn[=i]f; akin to
D. knijf, Icel. kn[=i]fr, Sw. knif, Dan. kniv.]
1. An instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel
and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle,
but of many different forms and names for different uses;
as, table knife, drawing knife, putty knife, pallet knife,
pocketknife, penknife, chopping knife, etc..
2. A sword or dagger.
The coward conquest of a wretch's knife. --Shak.
Knife grass (Bot.) a tropical American sedge (Scleria
latifolia), having leaves with a very sharp and hard
edge, like a knife.
War to the knife, mortal combat; a conflict carried to the
last extremity.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Knife \Knife\, v. t.
Fig.: To stab in the back; to try to defeat by underhand
means, esp. in politics; to vote or work secretly against (a
candidate of one's own party). [Slang, U. S.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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