deer horn knife

English

A set of deer horn knives.

Etymology 1

deer horn +‎ knife From the shape of the knife resembling deer horns or deer antlers.

Alternative forms

• deer antler knife
• deer antler blade
• deer horn blade

Noun

deer horn knife (plural deer horn knives)

1. A Chinese martial arts knife resembling two crossed crescents with all outward facing edges sharpened, and a handle on an inside arc of one of the crescents. The blade allows punching, slashing, and stabbing, as well as using the outward points as guards for defence to catch incoming weapons.

Synonyms

• yuet

Translations

type of knife

• Chinese: 鉞／钺 (zh) (yuè)

Etymology 2

deer horn +‎ knife From the material used to build the scales of the knife

Alternative forms

• deer antler knife

Noun

deer horn knife (plural deer horn knives)

1. A knife which uses deer horn as the material for the handle

Translations

knife with handle of deer horn

• Finnish: hirvensarvipuukko