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bush knife

British  

noun

  1. a large heavy knife suitable for outdoor use

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A man in Bangladesh uses smoke to subdue wild honeybees and a bush knife to cut the comb from a tree.

From National Geographic

A man in Bangladesh uses smoke to subdue wild honeybees and a bush knife to cut the comb from a tree.

From National Geographic

A man in Bangladesh uses smoke to subdue wild honeybees and a bush knife to cut the comb from a tree.

From National Geographic

“Men are being taught that this is the way that you should treat your wife, your sister or even your mother,” said Paulina Castillo, a psychologist affiliated with a Doctors Without Borders clinic in Tari that treats women suffering from bush knife wounds or sexual abuse.

From New York Times

"I could just see one of the guys actually just attacking the porters with a bush knife."

From BBC