"riving knife" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: riving knives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|riving knives}} riving knife (plural riving knives)
  1. A tool for splitting shingles.
    Sense id: en-riving_knife-en-noun-K~0zkv-l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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