English Dictionary: knife-handle | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Kemb \Kemb\ (k[ecr]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kembed} (k[ecr]md) or {Kempt} (k[ecr]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Kembing}.] [OE. kemben, AS. cemban, fr. camb comb.] To comb. [Obs.] His longe hair was kembed behind his back. --Chaucer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Quinovin \Qui*no"vin\, n. [NL. quina nova the tree Cosmibuena magnifolia, whose bark yields quinovin.] (Chem.) An amorphous bitter glucoside derived from cinchona and other barks. Called also {quinova bitter}, and {quinova}. [Written also {chinovin}, and {kinovin}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Knab \Knab\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knabbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Knabbing}.] [See {Nab}, v. t., and cf. {Knap}, v. t.] 1. To seize with the teeth; to gnaw. [bd]Knabbing crusts.[b8] [Obs.] --L'Estrange. 2. To nab. See {Nab}, v. t. [Colloq.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Knap \Knap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Knapping}.] [D. knappen to chew, bite, crack, take hold of; prob. of imitative origin.] 1. To bite; to bite off; to break short. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] He will knap the spears apieces with his teeth. --Dr. H. More. He breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in sunder. --Ps. xlvi. 9 (Book of Common Prayer.) 2. To strike smartly; to rap; to snap. --Bacon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Kneepan \Knee"pan`\, n. (Anat.) A roundish, flattened, sesamoid bone in the tendon in front of the knee joint; the patella; the kneecap. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
--> 2. (Zo[94]l.) A task of a wild boar. {Razor fish}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small Mediterranean fish ({Coryph[91]na novacula}), prized for the table. (b) The razor shell. {Razor grass} (Bot.), a West Indian plant ({Scleria scindens}), the triangular stem and the leaves of which are edged with minute sharp teeth. {Razor grinder} (Zo[94]l.), the European goat-sucker. {Razor shell} (Zo[94]l.), any marine bivalve shell belonging to Solen and allied genera, especially {Solen, [or] Ensatella, ensis, [and] Americana}, which have a long, narrow, somewhat curved shell, resembling a razor handle in shape. Called also {rasor clam}, {razor fish}, {knife handle}. {Razor stone}. Same as {Novaculite}. {Razor strap}, [or] {razor strop}, a strap or strop used in sharpening razors. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Knife \Knife\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knifed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Knifing}.] 1. (Hort.) To prune with the knife. 2. To cut or stab with a knife. [Low] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Knobbing \Knob"bing\, n. (Stone Quarrying) Rough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Kempner, TX Zip code(s): 76539 | |
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Kenai Peninsula, AK (Borough, FIPS 122) Location: 60.20248 N, 151.62958 W Population (1990): 40802 (19364 housing units) Area: 41644.4 sq km (land), 14466.2 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Kennebunk, ME (CDP, FIPS 36500) Location: 43.38603 N, 70.54523 W Population (1990): 4206 (1971 housing units) Area: 17.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 04043 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Kennebunkport, ME (CDP, FIPS 36710) Location: 43.35444 N, 70.46151 W Population (1990): 1100 (779 housing units) Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 04046 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Knob Noster, MO (city, FIPS 39188) Location: 38.76804 N, 93.56584 W Population (1990): 2261 (1091 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65336 |