nife

British

/ ˈnaɪfɪ, naɪf /

noun

the earth's core, thought to be composed of nickel and iron

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Etymology

Origin of nife

C20: from the chemical symbols Ni (nickel) and Fe (iron)

Example Sentences

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And during dinner at my house, a ka-nife could be just a nife.

From Time

I giv the tabel a rap with my hickory, and the Kernel stratened up jest like openin a jack nife, and ses he, "Was I asleep, Majer?"

From Project Gutenberg

So I sot down and took out my jack nife, and went to work takin it all apart.

From Project Gutenberg

"Lot on your nife—I mean not on your life!" spluttered Harry.

From Project Gutenberg

Incasing Nife is a shell of Sima.

From Time Magazine Archive

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