† a. Tossing and catching knives, as practised by jugglers. Obs. b. Wielding a knife as a weapon.
13[?]. K. Alis., 1044 (Bodl. MS.). Knijf pleyeyng and syngyng.
1855. Motley, Dutch Rep., VI. i. (1866), 784. ‘We came nearly to knife-playing,’ said the most distinguished priest in the assembly.
