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noun
A kind of combat knife used by the United States military and popular with some hunters, campers, bushcrafters, and knife collectors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: knife, weapon, tool
noun
Alternative letter-case form of KA-BAR.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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History
Brand name from 1923 (Union Cutlery Co), said to be derived from the words kill a bear in a letter sent to the company by a fur trapper.
