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knife-edge

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
knife-edge

▶noun

1 the cutting edge of a knife.
■ [as modifier] (of creases or pleats) very fine.

2 a very tense or dangerous situation.

3 a steep mountain ridge; an arête.

4 a steel wedge on which a pendulum or other device oscillates or is balanced.

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