Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knifehand

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: knife-hand
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A strike using the part of the hand opposite the thumb (from the little finger to the wrist); a karate chop.

Etymology

From knife + hand.

Inflected Forms

knifehands (plural)

Questions

What does knifehand mean?: A strike using the part of the hand opposite the thumb (from the little finger to the wrist); a karate chop.
Where does knifehand come from?: From knife + hand.

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