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Since when is carrying a pocket-knife or it being visible reasonable cause to question a person.
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Since when is carrying a pocket-knife or it being visible reasonable cause to question a person.
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It was during the afternoon performance, and the big tent was filled with women and children, when I went looking for Red Denny, the head canvas-man, who had walked off with my pocket-knife.
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A search showed the absence of my revolver and pocket-knife.
YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF 2010
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He thrust in the blue-point of his pocket-knife to test the constitution of the stuff.
THE RED ONE 2010
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"So's the whole toe," he said, drawing his pocket-knife and opening a blade.
CHAPTER XXIII 2010
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I recommend the round stones they make specifically for axes rather than the square kind on anything larger than a pocket-knife: it's easier to move the stone across the blade on larger items like swords, spears, and axes than it is to move it across the stone as you would with a small knife. kokodhem kokodhem
Learn To Sharpen Good Knives With Water Stones | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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"He never spoke about arriving," said Mr. Berlin's daughter, Linda Emmet, though he bore a scar on his forehead from a pocket-knife dropped by a passenger in an upper bunk.
First Stop on the Journey to Ellis Island Mark Lamster 2010
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I recommend the round stones they make specifically for axes rather than the square kind on anything larger than a pocket-knife: it's easier to move the stone across the blade on larger items like swords, spears, and axes than it is to move it across the stone as you would with a small knife.
Learn To Sharpen Good Knives With Water Stones | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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As they sat on the grass by the roadside the shaggy man cut up the turkey with his pocket-knife and passed slices of it around.
Love Letters 2010
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