chalaf means A knife used by Ashkenazi Jews in shehitah, the kosher slaughter of animals. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 100 out of 100.
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish חלף (khalaf), from Hebrew חַלָּף (khaláf).
noun
- A knife used by Ashkenazi Jews in shehitah, the kosher slaughter of animals.“When Mr. Katz came back around to face me, he held a slaughterer’s chalaf. My breath escaped in a thin whimper before I could stop myself.”