knife grinder
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Knife Grinder's cough’s a dying man's cough.
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The raspy man turned into the knife grinder.
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“Ain't it more polite,” Knife Grinder said, turning to me, “just to ask 'bout yer bag, if yer thought we had it?”
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Knife Grinder leaned back, pleased, as if he'd won a bet.
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Knife Grinder held up his palms.
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