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moon knife
noun
, Tanning.
- a crescent-shaped knife used to scrape hides.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of moon knife1
First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences
The flesh side of the leather is then pared with the moon-knife, or in the shaving machine, to equalise the thickness.
From Project Gutenberg
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