nife

British  

/ ˈnaɪfɪ, naɪf /

noun

1. 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

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

From Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia by Smith, Seba

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 Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia by Smith, Seba

Crismas. got a new nife, a red and white scarf and a bag of Si Smiths goozeberies. pretty good for me.

From The Real Diary of a Real Boy by Shute, Henry A. (Henry Augustus)