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Dadawan

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Sadoalah jinih dadawan.

Dadawan adolah samacam pisau sarato jo mato pisau nan dapek dilipek masuak ka gagang. Mato pisau pado alaik iko buliah sajo bajumlah labiah daripado ciek mato pisau. Di sakita panutua baso Inggirih, takana pulo karano disabuik "Jack-Knife".[1][2] Ukuan panjang mato pisau ko bakisa antaro 5 inggo 15 cm.[3] Dadawan iko tamasuak alaik nan buliah baguno untuak kasado macam kagiatan, sarato dapek sajo untuak mamakainyo mulai daripado co mambukak sabuah paluik surek, mangarek banang, manyaik sakarek buah, jo dipakai untuak manjadi alaik mampatahanan kasalamatan surang.[4]

  1. New York Times, (1884) (25-06-1884). "Handy With His Jack-Knife". www.nytimes.com. Diakses tanggal 04-02-2011. 
  2. The Norwalk Hour, 1961 May 31, p. 29. "How Did the Jackknife Get its Name?" [Baa Pulo Ka Tasabuik Jo Namo Jackknife? publisher = www.news.google.com]. Diakses tanggal 04-02-2011. 
  3. Lake, Ron; Centofante, Frank; Clay, Wayne (1995). How to Make Folding Knives: A Step-By-Step How-To. Krause. pp. 190. ISBN 0-87341-390-3. 
  4. Stewart, Ron; Ritchie, Roy (2000). Big Book of Pocket Knives: Identification & Values. Collector Books. pp. 348. ISBN 978-1-57432-178-4.