Definitions
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- noun a curved steel knife with a razor-sharp edge used in combat by the Gurkhas; has cultural and religious significance in Nepal
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Examples
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They use them for everything from cutting wood to peeling potatoes to even plowing really steep fields (there’s a great you-tube video of an American chef deboning and filleting an entire salmon with a large khukuri, which is an educaiton in blade handling.
When What We Think We Know, Is Actually Wrong at SF Novelists 2009
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The company I buy from has a deal with a small khukuri forge in a Nepalese village.
When What We Think We Know, Is Actually Wrong at SF Novelists 2009
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Paudel accused YCL members attacked NSU activist Bikas Sedain with khukuri and hurled stones at students on Friday while they were staging a demonstration in (PEC).
Students��� vandalized government property fighting politics 2008
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Unless it is absolutely necessary, do not allow seed collectors to cut whole branches with a khukuri or hasiya.
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Make a horizontal cut 10 to 30 mm above the upper node and a sloping cut just below the lowest node with secateurs, a sharp khukuri or similar blade.
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Most pruning operations require a khukuri, secateurs or small saw.
5.1 Introduction 1999
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A sharp tool like a khukuri or hasiya is sufficient, but a handsaw and secateurs, for pruning branches, are useful if they are available.
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· Ask them to show you a khukuri or hasiya; if it is sharp and in good condition, the person should know how to look after their tools.
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Then make the stump cutting itself, using a sharp khukuri.
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Roots should be trimmed off just below the pot, using a razor blade or a sharp khukuri.
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