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knife-handle

knife-handle - marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell

jackknife clam, razor clam

clam - burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness

Ensis, genus Ensis - razor clams

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"" cried the captain, striking his knife-handle on the table in a transport of virtuous indignation.

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