moon knife
noun Tanning.
a crescent-shaped knife used to scrape hides.
Origin of moon knife
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby moon knife
moon child,
moon dog,
moon face,
moon gate,
moon jellyfish,
moon knife,
moon letter,
moon pillar,
moon pool,
moon rat,
moon shell
Example sentences from the Web for moon knife
The flesh side of the leather is then pared with the moon-knife, or in the shaving machine, to equalise the thickness.
Leather |K. J. Adcock