Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
knife-handle is a noun meaning "marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell". It carries one recorded sense.
marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for knife-handle come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.