hunting knife

noun

1. a large, sharp knife, usually with a handle shaped to fit a firm grip and a blade with a slight curve toward the tip, that is used to skin and cut up game, or sometimes to dispatch it.

hunting knife

noun

1. a knife used for flaying and cutting up game and sometimes for killing it

Word History and Origins

Origin of hunting knife¹

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

Example Sentences

His hunting knives and patches are sealed away in a glass case.

From Time

Nimble-finger never finished that bone-handled hunting knife.

From Project Gutenberg

With his usual contemptuous air he regarded the young Indian, who was unarmed, save for the sheathed hunting knife.

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The hermit also made him a present of a long hunting-knife; and he gave one of a smaller size to Martin.

From Project Gutenberg

Soon as thought of, he unsheathed his hunting-knife, and set to cutting the grass, as reaper with “hook and crook.”

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This was crossed by another shoulder belt, to which was hung a hunting knife, or couteau de chasse.

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