Batangas knifen.

Brit.

/bəˈtaŋɡəs nʌɪf/, U.S.

/bəˈtæŋɡəs ˌnaɪf/, Philippine English

/bɑˈtɑŋɡɑs ˌnɑɪf/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Etymology: < Batangas (Tagalog Batangas ), the name of a province on the island of Luzon in the Philippines, where this kind of knife is chiefly manufactured + knife n. Compare earlier balisong n.

Philippine English.

A folding pocket knife with a handle consisting of two parts which divide and pivot round to enclose the blade, typically used as a weapon; = balisong n. Cf. butterfly knife n. at butterfly n. Compounds 2a.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > knife > [noun] > pocket-knife

pocket knife1676

jackknife1683

barlow knife1779

stick knife1819

shut-knife1879

toad-stabber1885

switch-blade1909

blade1920

Batangas knife1937

switch-knife1955

1937 Philippine Jrnl. Commerce Dec. 16/1 There is the Batangas fish, Batangas coffee, Batangas oranges and Batangas knives.

1974 H. Ellison Approaching Oblivion 43 I turned back..an attack by a Moro with a huge batangas knife.

1994 A. Enriquez Living & Dead ii. 22 The salesman had nearly died, Agustin's Batangas knife plunging less than half an inch from his heart.

2014 J. O'Callaghan Manila Gold xli. 182 They knew Celina had a Batangas knife and knew how to use it.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	batangas knife
释义	Batangas knifen. Brit. /bəˈtaŋɡəs nʌɪf/, U.S. /bəˈtæŋɡəs ˌnaɪf/, Philippine English /bɑˈtɑŋɡɑs ˌnɑɪf/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Etymology: < Batangas (Tagalog Batangas ), the name of a province on the island of Luzon in the Philippines, where this kind of knife is chiefly manufactured + knife n. Compare earlier balisong n. Philippine English. A folding pocket knife with a handle consisting of two parts which divide and pivot round to enclose the blade, typically used as a weapon; = balisong n. Cf. butterfly knife n. at butterfly n. Compounds 2a. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > knife > [noun] > pocket-knife pocket knife1676 jackknife1683 barlow knife1779 stick knife1819 shut-knife1879 toad-stabber1885 switch-blade1909 blade1920 Batangas knife1937 switch-knife1955 1937 Philippine Jrnl. Commerce Dec. 16/1 There is the Batangas fish, Batangas coffee, Batangas oranges and Batangas knives. 1974 H. Ellison Approaching Oblivion 43 I turned back..an attack by a Moro with a huge batangas knife. 1994 A. Enriquez Living & Dead ii. 22 The salesman had nearly died, Agustin's Batangas knife plunging less than half an inch from his heart. 2014 J. O'Callaghan Manila Gold xli. 182 They knew Celina had a Batangas knife and knew how to use it. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1937
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