Boot-making. [f. KNIFE v. + -ER1.] One who knifes or trims the soles and heels of boots.
1888. Pall Mall Gaz., 18 April, 7/2. Charles Solomon, a Jew, described himself as a knifer or ‘master,’ taking boots to make at 4s. per dozen pairs, out of which he got 2s. per dozen for knifing.
1890. Earl Dunraven, Draft Rep. Sweating Syst., 3. An inferior master in the boot trade, or what is called a ‘knifer.’
