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单词 knifepoint
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knifepointn.

Brit. /ˈnʌɪfpɔɪnt/, U.S. /ˈnaɪfˌpɔɪnt/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: knife n., point n.1
Etymology: < knife n. + point n.1
1. The tip of a knife blade.
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1585 C. Clifford Schoole of Horsmanship f. 93 Put your knife point betwixt his [sc. a horse's] heele & the spring of his shooe.
1629 J. Gaule Distractions Pref. 44 One takes butterd Pease on his Knife point; Another eats Eggs with Spoones.
1786 New Lady's Mag. Oct. 482/2 Gently rake, or pick up with a knife point, all sorts of weeds, moss, and grass, that appear in the borders of your flower-garden.
1881 J. Whitehead Hotel Bk. Score the cakes with a knife point as you put them in the oven to prevent the crust puffing up.
1931 P. J. Lemos Art Teacher 267 The design..is cut around the outline with a knifepoint.
2014 Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, Calif.) (Nexis) 11 Feb. Bake 60 minutes, or until beets are tender enough to be easily pierced with a knifepoint.
2. A quantity (esp. of food) that fits on the tip of a knife blade.
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the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills other specific things
sheetful?1530
streetful1595
rangeful1603
stringful1611
heavenful1637
hellful1637
skyful1645
gardenful1651
paperful1722
ropeful1726
notchful1733
breathful1815
cityful1826
forestful1832
worldful1835
treeful1837
spongeful1867
stackful1868
balloonful1870
fairful1872
socketful1872
valleyful1890
universeful1893
slingful1913
pawful1925
1750 W. Ellis Country Housewife's Family Compan. ii. 247 Hoarseness cured by Treacle and Water.—Take three or four Knife-points of Treacle in your Mouth, and then directly drink a Draught of cold Water.
1886 tr. H. Eichhorst Handbk. Pract. Med. IV. x. 294 If anæmia is very prominent, use mild preparations of iron. A mixture of iron and chalk is often advisable... A knife-point three times a day after eating.
1986 J. J. Vyhnanek Ritz-Carlton Cookbk. x. 140 Put a small knifepoint of caviar atop each oyster and garnish with a sprig of dill.
2007 Daily News (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 18 Oct. (Life section) 19 You could add a knifepoint of turmeric to the milk just to give the topping a yellow colour.

Phrases

at knifepoint: under threat of being cut or stabbed with a knife; (also) while threatening a person in this way.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > threat or threatening > [phrase] > threatened with a weapon
at the sword's point1890
at gunpoint1958
1901 Boston Post 12 Nov. 1/1 (headline) Robbed at knife point.
1962 Washington Post 18 Nov. a6/2 [He]..told police he was alone in a city center office late yesterday when a holdup man walked in and forced him at knifepoint to open the safe.
2022 Irish Independent (Nexis) 23 Feb. 15 The life savings of an elderly Cork brother and sister were stolen at knifepoint.

Compounds

As a modifier, designating a crime carried out while threatening the victim with a knife, as in knifepoint mugging, knifepoint robbery, etc. Cf. at knifepoint.
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1942 Sacramento (Calif.) Bee 29 June 8/1 [He] was expected to be formally charged today with kidnaping and possibly other felony counts after the knifepoint abduction yesterday.
1980 Daily Mail 26 June 17/3 Police today launch a campaign to find motorists who may hold the vital clue to the knife-point rape of a 15-year-old girl.
1996 China Post (Taipei, Taiwan) 1 May 15/3 [He] was arrested in October 1994 after a knife-point robbery.
2020 Argus (Brighton) (Nexis) 12 Sept. Three men are in custody after reports of a knifepoint mugging in a park.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).
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