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knife edge

 
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–noun
1. the cutting edge of a knife.
2. anything very sharp.
3. a wedge on the fine edge of which a scale beam, pendulum, or the like, balances or oscillates.
Origin:
1810–20
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Knife
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www.JillianLeather.com
knife-edge   (nīf'ěj')
n.  

  1. A sharp cutting edge.

  2. A sharp, narrow edge or border: "saying lines that teeter on the knife-edge between literature and lunacy" (Vincent Canby).

  3. A wedge of metal used as a low-friction fulcrum for a balancing beam or lever.

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