"knifeplay" meaning in English

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          "text": "After a tense confrontation that almost lead to knifeplay, Lawrence recounted, \"Mohammed Said and Abd el Kader then went away, breaking vengeance against me as a Christian.\"",
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          "text": "Michael's knifeplay had never aroused him, but that fact had never concerned Jonathan, for Michael had never insisted upon it.",
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