KNIFE, CROTCHET
\nˈa͡ɪf], \nˈaɪf], \n_ˈaɪ_f]\
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A steel instrument, composed of a round staff, furnished with a handle at one extremity, and at the other with a curved knife. It was formerly used to cut to pieces monstrous foetuses in utero, and to open the head when necessary.
By Robley Dunglison
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