knife-boy

noun

A boy employed to clean knives.

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Meanings

nounknife-boy (plural knife-boys)

plural knife-boys

  1. historicalA boy employed to clean knives.
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APA

knife-boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knife-boy

MLA

“knife-boy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knife-boy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knife-boy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knife-boy.

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