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  • 111Knife catcher — A knife catcher in economics is a term for a purchaser of a good at a point when the price of that good is declining sharply in value. [cite web url=http://www.slate.com/id/2181184/ title=Beware of Falling KnivesIt s tough to make money off the… …

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  • 112knife edge — 1. the cutting edge of a knife. 2. anything very sharp. 3. a wedge on the fine edge of which a scale beam, pendulum, or the like, balances or oscillates. [1810 20] * * * …

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  • 113knife rest — 1. something upon which to rest a knife when it is not being used. 2. Mil. a metal or wood frame strung with barbed wire for use as a movable road barrier or underwater beach obstacle. [1855 60] * * * …

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  • 114knife rest — noun A piece of kitchenware for resting a used knife without touching the table …

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  • 115knife needle — a slender knife with a needlelike point, used in discission of a cataract and other ophthalmic operations, as in goniotomy and goniopuncture …

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  • 116knife-edge — noun Knife edge is used before these nouns: ↑vote …

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  • 117knife-wielding — adj. Knife wielding is used with these nouns: ↑thug …

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  • 118knife edge — see knife edge …

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  • 119knife-point — n. tip of a knife …

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  • 120knife-edge — noun 1》 the cutting edge of a knife.     ↘[as modifier] (of creases or pleats) very fine. 2》 a very tense or dangerous situation. 3》 a steep mountain ridge; an arête. 4》 a steel wedge on which a pendulum or other device oscillates or is balanced …

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