Knife
Spit
Spit verb - To penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object.
Usage example: according to the propaganda put out by the war ministry, enemy soldiers were spitting innocent babies on bayonets
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Synonyms for Spit
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old knife | old spit |
| good | good knife | good spit |
| similar | similar knife | similar spit |
| regular | regular knife | regular spit |
| Other adjectives: original, small, large, great, slow, little, tiny, red-hot, basic, giant. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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During one episode, Jayne spits on the blade of his combat knife (and yes, it has a name) as he's sharpening it before licking off the spit.
Source: Licking the Blade -
Spit Shine: Jayne does this with a knife, combining this with Licking the Blade.
Source: Series / Firefly - Not helped when the episode sneak peek for "Gem Harvest" had Steven use a knife-like trowel to carve a pumpkin in front of a Pumpkin Dog he'd used his spit to create, with the entire scene played like the Pumpkin Dog witnessing a murder.
Source: Memes / Steven Universe
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