DCHP-1 Online
scalp-knife Obs. 
n. a sharp knife used by Indian warriors to scalp their defeated enemies, an important item of trading goods in the fur country.
See also: scalping-knife
- 1892 (1896) They stood as their forefathers in battle, almost naked, with crested head, gleaming axe, scalp-knife, and bows and arrows.
- 1892 (1896) They stood as their forefathers in battle, almost naked, with crested head, gleaming axe, scalp-knife, and bows and arrows.