knive

Meaning

Rare form of knife.

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knife

Pronounced as (IPA)
/naɪv/
Etymology

Attested since at least 1733. Knife (verb), which is now 150 times more common, is first attested in the 1860s. Related to knife (“short blade”, noun); compare strife (noun), strive (verb).

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