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knifer|ˈnaɪfə(r)|
[f. knife v. + -er1.]
1. Boot-making. One who knifes or trims the soles and heels of boots.
1888Pall Mall G. 18 Apr. 7/2 Charles Solomon, a Jew, described himself as a knifer or ‘master’, taking boots to make at 4s. per dozen pairs, out of which he got 2s. per dozen for knifing. 1890Earl of Dunraven Draft Rep. Sweating Syst. 3 An inferior master in the boot trade, or what is called a ‘knifer’.
2. One who carries or uses a knife as a weapon.
1870Dickens E. Drood xxiii. 188 Jacks. And Chayner men. And hother Knifers. 1905Times 11 Dec. 5/2 This is a new move of the hooligans and knifers, who lately committed attacks on enlightened working men. |