couteau de chasse

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French couteau de chasse.

Noun

couteau de chasse (plural couteaux de chasse)

(obsolete) hunting knife
- 1785, Rudolf Erich Raspe, The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen:
  I fortunately recollected my couteau de chasse, which was by my side; with this instrument I severed the lion's head at one blow […]

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ku.to d(ə) ʃas/

Noun

couteau de chasse m (plural couteaux de chasse)

hunting knife

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