puukko

Noun

(plural puukkos or puukot)

A type of sharp, pointed knife of Nordic heritage, with a short blade and flat back; normally worn in a sheath on the waist, and used for woodcrafts and as hunting knife.

Origin

From Finnish puukko via immigrants to Canada and USA.

English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.

Link/Cite

Link to this page

Cite this page

MLA Style

"puukko." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 12 December 2018. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/puukko>.

APA Style

puukko. (n.d.). Retrieved December 12th, 2018, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/puukko

Words near puukko in the dictionary