Definition of "knives" []

• Plural of knife. (noun)

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• "The Jews seem to have performed the rite of circumcision with flint implements, for we read in Exodus that Zipporah, the wife of Moses, took a sharp stone for that purpose; and the phrase translated "sharp knives" in Joshua v. 2 -- "At that time the Lord said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time" -- should be translated, as in the marginal reference, _knives of flint_."
• "The result is to remove knives from a small group of generally responsible & well behaved youngsters, whilst doing zero about the owning & carrying of knives amongst the group responsible for the crimes involving knives."
• "In addition to sharpening methods the guide also talks about the different types of steel used in knives and which hold an edge better than others."