long knife

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long knife definition


  1. n.
    an assassin. (Underworld.) : Some long knife showed up, but Marty took him out before he made his move.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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