n.;
The coward conquest of a wretch's knife. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Knife grass (Bot.)
War to the knife,
v. t.
n. A board on which knives are cleaned or polished. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Mech.) A piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction. [ 1913 Webster ]
Knife-edge file.
. (Elec.) A switch consisting of one or more knifelike pieces hinged at one end and making contact near the other with flat gripping springs. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]