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  • Veteran Charles Cardwell, 54, pulled out his 2ft jungle blade and told them: "That's what you call a knife."

    Latest Articles UK 2010

  • "There, now," said he, "that's what I call a knife.

    The Calico Cat Charles Miner Thompson 1902

  • He raises his hands in horror at the thought of the brutish prize-fighter, and then sits down and gorges himself on roast beef, rare and red, running blood under every sawing thrust of the implement called a knife.

    The Somnambulists 2010

  • Dalgard, his bow useless in the damp, drew his own sword knife.

    Star Born Norton, Andre 1957

  • Dalgard, his bow useless in the damp, drew his own sword knife.

    Star Born Norton, Andre 1957

  • He raises his hands in horror at the thought of the brutish prize-fighter, and then sits down and gorges himself on roast beef, rare and red, running blood under every sawing thrust of the implement called a knife.

    The Somnambulists 1910

  • Under the school, where the light was dim and the air was decidedly musty, two small boys were crouched, playing a silent game of 'stag knife.'

    The Gold-Stealers A Story of Waddy Edward Dyson 1898

  • Federico Rodriguez Ghigliano, 24, appeared in Gisborne District Court for sentencing today after pleading guilty in March to robbing a bank employee of $30,000 while armed with an offensive weapon, namely a knife.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010

  • The frosting will be brittle when cut with a knife. is a chef living in Belfast, Ireland.

    unknown title 2009

  • Having a very sharp knife goes a long way toward preventing disastrous knife slips, but there are oh-so-many ways of cutting yourself with any kind of knife.

    A Butcher’s Tips For Staying Cut-Free In The Kitchen | Lifehacker Australia 2010

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