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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A large knife used in war: especially applied to weapons of primitive times and in a general sense: as, the war-knife of the Anglo-Saxons; the war-knife of the New Zealanders.
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“In old time old men say Ingin make work-knife, war-knife, arrow-head, axe, all ting he want when can't buy.”
“At last the king wielded his wits again, war-knife drew,”
“Indian covered with bark, and painted most skilfully, with his war-knife by his side. ”
“Val gave him a long, fixed and triumphant look, -- such a look as a savage gives his worst enemy, when he gets him beneath his knee, and brandishes his war-knife, before plunging it in his throat.”
Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two
“If they come to the house and find you away, they will take your stores and burn your roof, suspecting that you are afraid to meet them openly; but they will not harm you if you meet them with open hand and fearless brow: if they eat of your bread, they will not harm you; me they would kill by a cruel death -- the war-knife is in their heart against the daughter of the _brave_.”
“If they come to the house and find you away, they will take your stores and burn your roof, suspecting that you are afraid to meet them openly; but they will not harm you if you meet them with open hand and fearless brow: if they eat of your bread, they will not harm you; me they would kill by a cruel death -- the war-knife is in their heart against the daughter of the brave.”
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