trench knife

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [trench nahyf]
- /trɛntʃ naɪf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [trench nahyf]
- /trɛntʃ naɪf/

Definitions of trench knife words

noun trench knife a short knife for stabbing, sometimes equipped with brass knuckles as a guard, used in modern warfare in hand-to-hand combat. 1
noun trench knife a double-edged steel knife, often with a guard in the form of a knuckle-duster, designed for close combat 0
noun trench knife a double-edged military knife or dagger, for hand-to-hand combat 0

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Origin of trench knife

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Trench knife

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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trench knife popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

trench knife usage trend in Literature

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