Etymology

wharncliffe

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Today it means: A knife with one straight edge and one rounded spine which tapers gradually to a point. Full definition →

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The story

Named for James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, Lord of Wharncliffe, the source of the modern design.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.