fascine knife vs shiv

fascine knife

noun
  • A large, heavy knife or short sword used as a sidearm and tool by 17th to 19th century infantry and artillery. 

shiv

noun
  • A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush). 

  • A particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp. 

verb
  • To stab someone with a shiv. 

  • To stab someone with anything not normally used as a stabbing weapon. 

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