Defn: To prune with the knife.
2. To cut or stab with a knife. [Low]
KNIFEBOARD
Knife"board`, n.
Defn: A board on which knives are cleaned or polished.
KNIFEEDGE; KNIFE-EDGE
Knife"*edge`, n. (Mech.)
Defn: A piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction. Knife-edge file. See Illust. of File.
KNIFE SWITCH
Knife switch. (Elec.)
Defn: A switch consisting of one or more knifelike pieces hinged at one end and making contact near the other with flat gripping springs.
KNIGHT Knight, n. Etym: [OE. knight, cniht, knight, soldier, As. cniht, cneoht, a boy, youth, attendant, military follower; akin to D. & G. knecht servant; perh. akin to E. kin.]
1. A young servant or follower; a military attendant. [Obs.]