hunting knife
10
2.8
- noun
- /ˈhʌntɪŋ naɪf/
:
cuchillo de caza
- The skilled hunter used a sharp hunting knife to prepare the deer he had just caught.
Examples
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The man had been whittling a piece of wood with a hunting knife, and he pointed the knife at LeRoi.
Fiction book (2001) -
Starting to panic, he reached farther and then he felt it: the hunting knife.
Fiction book (1993) -
A guy who knew his way around a hunting knife.
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Reach me up and get me a hunting knife, would you, please?
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Those guys like to carry hunting knives and stuff for show.
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As he moves out of view, we see he is holding his hunting knife.
Fiction book (2001) -
A hunting knife, right here on my hip.
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Without saying a word, she pulled out a good-sized hunting knife and flicked it open.
Fiction book (1997) -
Connor pulls a large hunting knife from Murphy's bag.
Fiction book (1999) -
Wolfram took his hunting knife and made staves for us out of a couple of hickory saplings.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A tool with a sharp blade and handle used for cutting or as a weapon
2
7.7
A large hunting knife with a wide blade and a guard between blade and handle
1
5.1
A knife with a fixed blade that you carry in a protective cover
A small knife with a fixed blade carried in a sheath
How Sturdy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'hunting' (pursuing wild animals) + 'knife' (a cutting tool): it denotes a knife designed for use in hunting. This is a straightforward noun‑noun compound following a common cross‑linguistic pattern of purpose/association, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Hunting knife: The name hunting knife comes from a simple image: a knife made for hunting, used to skin animals and cut meat or wood while out in the field. So, the name explains why it means 'a large, sharp knife used while hunting'.