noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a carving knife (= for cutting meat )
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Dad always used to sharpen the carving knife.
carving fork
carving knife
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
knife
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His carving knife was only about half an inch wide at the centre where constant sharpening had worn it away.
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Dropping down into the galley for a carving knife , he cut the rope loose from his neck.
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Her son had been stabbed twice through the back with a carving knife , as he lay in his cot.
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Surprise doesn't register, instead, Devito plunges an eight-inch carving knife purposefully and repeatedly into the victim's stomach.
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People who wielded axes and carving knives .
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It would be nicer to behead her with a carving knife .
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In fact, we all knew he was sharp, sharp as a carving knife .
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The carving knife is in the sideboard drawer.
stone
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There, pit latrines inside homes take pride of place, their arched entrances lavishly embellished with stone carvings .
wood
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There you will find a wide range of leather goods, wood carvings , cane and lace work.
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Folk products, particularly wood carving , are delightful souvenirs to take home.
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So, how can a potential buyer distinguish good wood carvings from hardwood carvings in a craft shop?
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Inside there are several excellent canvasses worth your time, but it is the wood carving that holds the attention.
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Abondio Bolla carried out the stucco decoration and Ferdinand Drack, the wood carving .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As with any form of power carving , safety raises its cautious head, especially when using the silver burrs.
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At one time, I had a few carvings in a corner, away from the meat, but no one noticed them.
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Fetchero loves bluebirds, and his carvings of these birds look as though they could fly.
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He already trains apprentices, and now welcomes any potential carving students.
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He was indeed a carpenter, and spent his spare time carving small wooden toys for his children.
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Madsebakke - unique iron Age rock carvings.
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Only the water itself, its wildly fluctuating level carving a swathe of devastation along the shore, betrays the deception.
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With a sharp edge this method of power carving offers a degree of control more difficult to achieve with conventional carving techniques.