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Stanley knife

noun

  1. a type of knife used for carpet fitting, etc, consisting of a thick hollow metal handle with a short, very sharp, replaceable blade inserted at one end
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Stanley knife1

C19: named after F.T. Stanley , US businessman and founder of the Stanley Rule and Level Company
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At the sentencing hearing, prosecutor Mark McKone KC revealed Vickers had a previous conviction from 1993 for wounding with intent after he slashed a man's face with a Stanley knife, for which the then 19-year-old got two years' detention, as well as some dishonesty offences.

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Tatler described him as having a "jawline sharper than a Stanley knife" when he was featured alongside fellow British players Katie Boulter and Cameron Norrie last year, while he recently appeared in Vogue on his own.

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He was subject to death threats and recounted “someone putting a Stanley knife to my throat when I was going to the toilet” at the election count.

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"I think it was Stanley knife," he said.

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An indictment claims Mr Johnston was repeatedly struck on the head with a Stanley knife and a machete.

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