switch knife

Recent Examples of Synonyms for switch knife
Noun
  • The speaker that February night was Cassius Marcellus Clay, a bold and brawling Kentucky abolitionist, equally skilled with a stump speech and a bowie knife.
    Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
  • There’s a reason bowie knives were developed to be fighting knives.
    Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
Noun
  • The main frame 10-pointer was cool, but a long dagger point coming off his base added a bit of flair too cool to pass up.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Fitting into that Manet moment, as well as the current dagger point of what Paris has apparently decided is the thing to do, Zoe Kravitz resolutely sees and ups the Lila Grace Moss-Hack’s black lace bet by shortening it dramatically and accelerating the general see-through-ness everywhere possible.
    Guy Martin, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • There are vents in the back for fresh air, pin bayonets and a slide lock to keep doors tightly closed and secure, and all-weather construction to prevent rust and corrosion.
    Shea Simmons, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Between the lines: While Jeffries is known for his scorching takedowns of Republicans behind the podium and on the House floor, his allies say one of his unsung skills is knowing when to put down his bayonet and cut a deal.
    Andrew Solender, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Ammon lays it in his palm to circle with a knife, handing half to me and eating the other.
    Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Republicans' narrow majority in the House of Representatives enters Tuesday on the knife's edge, with both parties possessing paths to control in the next Congress.
    Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Rather than a machete, Auld-Thomas armed himself with a search engine.
    Anna Lagos, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Williams in the video appeared to have speared one of the flags with his machete, and waved it in the air attached to the end of his weapon.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • For example, Catherine doesn’t mention that Jonathan pierced his arm with his pocketknife — a gift from Mr. Brigstocke — and forced her to drink the blood.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • According to a board member, the state had also placed School 10 on a list of dangerous schools, partly owing to an incident in which a student had been found with a pocketknife.
    Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024

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“Switch knife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/switch%20knife. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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