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Klingon WOTD: 'aqnaw (noun)

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (speersd@georgetown.edu)
Tue Feb 19 06:04:08 2008

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This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Tuesday, February 19, 2008.

Category: Weapons/War

Klingon word:   'aqnaw
Part of Speech: noun 
Definition:     type of knife (general purpose) 
Source: KGT (231 KE, 247 EK) 
Swedish: ett slags kniv (allmän användning)


Additional Notes:
Note pun: Late-night TV ads, often seen advertising knives: "Act now!"

KGT p. 97.  A general, all-purpose knife that seems to be able to cut through practically anything is a {'aqnaw}.
   

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