"hunting knife" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hunting knives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|hunting knives}} hunting knife (plural hunting knives)
  1. A knife optimized for use in hunting animals, usually with a substantial belly and sometimes with a back edge that is partially serrated for sawing; fixed-blade and folding versions are both popular, and tasks such as field dressing, skinning, and bushcraft are anticipated. Wikipedia link: hunting knife Categories (topical): Hunting, Knives Related terms: Bowie knife Translations (knife): jagtkniv [common-gender] (Danish), jahinuga (Estonian), metsästysveitsi (Finnish), metsästyspuukko (Finnish), puukko (Finnish), couteau de chasse [masculine] (French), Jagdmesser [neuter] (German), vadászkés (Hungarian), puukko (Ingrian), puukkoveitsi (Ingrian), scian sealgaire [feminine] (Irish), coltello da caccia [masculine] (Italian), nóż myśliwski [masculine] (Polish), faca de caça [feminine] (Portuguese), охо́тничий нож (oxótničij nož) [masculine] (Russian), jaktkniv [common-gender] (Swedish), av bıçağı (Turkish), avcı bıçağı (Turkish), мисли́вський ніж (myslývsʹkyj niž) [masculine] (Ukrainian), булт быһаҕа (bult bıhağa) (Yakut)

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