hunting knife
noun
a large, sharp knife, usually with a handle shaped to fit a firm grip and a blade with a slight curve toward the tip, that is used to skin and cut up game, or sometimes to dispatch it.
Origin of hunting knife
An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805
Words nearby hunting knife
hunting cat,
hunting chair,
hunting dogs,
hunting ground,
hunting horn,
hunting knife,
hunting leopard,
hunting spider,
hunting sword,
hunting watch,
huntingdon
Example sentences from the Web for hunting knife
British Dictionary definitions for hunting knife
hunting knife
noun
a knife used for flaying and cutting up game and sometimes for killing it