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woman's knife
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
See ooloo and picture.
See: ooloo
Quotations
1795
The men's bayonets and women's knives are also made of copper.
1898
The "woman's knife" is made by the natives from saw blades; the pattern, which is that of a mincing knife and the manner of using remain the same as when made of stone; the women use them in cutting cloth, leather, or meat--in fact, for every purpose for which a knife may be employed.