Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In electricity, a form of switch in which the circuit is closed by the insertion of a metallic strip pivoted, like a knife-blade, between metallic clips or springs.
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Examples
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Another throw of the knife-switch, and Tawnos yelped.
The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998
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"Because if you don't, I'll have to zap you randomly just to keep up appearances," she said, and threw the knife-switch again.
The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998
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Another throw of the knife-switch, and Tawnos yelped.
The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998
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"Because if you don't, I'll have to zap you randomly just to keep up appearances," she said, and threw the knife-switch again.
The Brothers' War Grubb, Jeff 1998
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It had died down, and, though the young millionaire made contact after contact with the copper knife-switch, there was no response.
Dick Hamilton's Airship, or, a Young Millionaire in the Clouds Howard Roger Garis 1917
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With a final supreme effort he threw himself on the floor just as the knife-switch swung into position and the wicked blue flame of death leaped across the head electrodes.
The Master Mystery John W. Grey 1908
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Stepping around a partition that separated the knife-switch from the room in which stood the electric chair, Balcom watched.
The Master Mystery John W. Grey 1908
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