Stanley knife

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Stanley knife

(Engineering / Tools)™ 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

[named after F.T. Stanley, US businessman and founder of the Stanley Rule and Level Company]

Translations

Stanley knife® [ˈstænlɪˌnaɪf] N → cuchilla f para moqueta

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stank			The man threatened her with a Stanley knife and demanded she hand over her bag. Woman robbed by hooded man by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) He is thought to have attacked his 80-year-old wife with a hammer and a Stanley knife and then taken his own life. TRAGIC END FOR COUPLE; Depressed man killed wife - then himself by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) One, carrying a Stanley knife, was handcuffed, strapped into the cart and driven to Croydon police station. Buggy cops snare yobs; GOLF by The Mirror (London, England)			standup standup comedian stane Stanford Stanford University Stanford White Stanford-Binet test stang Stang ball stanhope stanhopea Staniel Stanielry Stanislas I Leszczy-=nacute.gif=-ski Stanislavsky Stanislaw Stanislaw II stank Stank hen stankie Stanley Stanley Baldwin Stanley Cup Stanley Falls Stanley Frank Musial Stanley knife* Stanley Kubrick Stanley Pool Stanley Smith Stevens Stanley Steamer Stanleya Stanleya pinnata Stanleyville stann- Stannaries stannary Stannate Stannel stannic Stannic acid stannic chloride Stannic oxide stannic sulfide stannic sulphide stanniferous Stannine stannite Stanno- Stannofluoride Stannoso- stannotype			Stanley British Primary School Stanley Brothers Stanley Clark School Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten Stanley Climbfall Stanley Cooper Trout Unlimited Stanley County Stanley County, SD Stanley County, South Dakota Stanley Cup Stanley Cup Stanley Cup Stanley Cup Winners Hockey League Stanley Cups Stanley Cups Stanley Downs Memorial Building Stanley Falls Stanley Falls Stanley Forman Reed Stanley Forman Reed Stanley Foundation Bipolar Network Stanley Frank Musial Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. Stanley Gayetzby Stanley Gibbons catalogue Stanley Hall Stanley Heights Property Owners Association, Inc Stanley Jevons Stanley Jevons Stanley K. Lacy Leadership Association Stanley knife Stanley knives Stanley knives Stanley Knowles School Stanley Kramer Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrik Stanley Kubrik Stanley Matthews Stanley Matthews Stanley Medical College Stanley Medical Research Institute Stanley Morgan Stanley Mosk Stanley Motor Carriage Company Stanley Motor Carriage Company Stanley Pool Stanley Pool Stanley Project Management Associates, Inc. Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center Stanley Smith Stevens Stanley Smith Stevens Stanley Spencer Stanley Sporkin Stanley Steam Car Company Stanley Steam Car Company Stanley Steamer Stanley Steamer

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