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The St. Cloud mall stabber, Dahir Adan, was born in a refugee camp in Kenya and had lived in the United States since age 2, becoming a U.S. citizen in 2008.

From Slate • Dec. 3, 2016

He meditated still more profoundly, and produced and began to pierce a second cigar with a curious little stabber he affected.

From Twelve Stories and a Dream by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

At the base there are figures representing Neptune with his fabled pickerel stabber, life size; also Amphitrite, Acis and Galatea.

From Remarks by Nye, Bill

"He has not the mien of a stabber or a knave," answered the baron.

From The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons by Cooper, James Fenimore

First off I thought it must be private, and I held the letter stabber in the air while I took a closer look.

From Wilt Thou Torchy by Ford, Sewell