moon knife


nounTanning.
  1. a crescent-shaped knife used to scrape hides.

Origin of moon knife

1
First recorded in 1880–85

Words Nearby moon knife

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How to use moon knife in a sentence

  • The flesh side of the leather is then pared with the moon-knife, or in the shaving machine, to equalise the thickness.

    Leather | K. J. Adcock