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moon knife

American  

noun

Tanning.

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

Etymology

Origin of moon knife

First recorded in 1880–85

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Moon′-knife, a crescent-shaped knife used by leather-workers in shaving off the fleshy parts of skins.—adj.

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