Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

race knife

/ˈɹeɪs ˌnaɪf/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: race knife
IPA: /ˈɹeɪs ˌnaɪf/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of knife hooked at the point, used for marking outlines on metal, wood, etc.

Example Sentences

"And be it enacted, That every surveyor of lumber who shall be required to survey any timber or lumber, shall, at the time of making the survey, mark with a race knife or scoring iron, on each and every stick of ton timber by him surveyed, the number of cubic feet such stick shall contain[…]"
"Trees intended for felling should be plainly and legibly numbered, in consecutive order, with white paint, the surface of the outer bark being smoothed with a race''' knife for this purpose."

Etymology

From race (“to cut, scratch, or tear (someone or something) with a sharp object”, verb) + knife.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹeɪs ˌnaɪf/
British English: /ˈɹeɪs naɪf/

Inflected Forms

race knives (plural)

Synonyms

race-tool race

Questions

How do you pronounce race knife?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹeɪs ˌnaɪf/.
What does race knife mean?: A kind of knife hooked at the point, used for marking outlines on metal, wood, etc.
Where does race knife come from?: From race (“to cut, scratch, or tear (someone or something) with a sharp object”, verb) + knife.

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