[Ads-l] Antedating balisong

[Bill Mullins]

The March 2026 updates for the OED included "balison" (1940), a knife used in the Philippines.

1933 Manila Tribune 25 Aug 9/4

Senator-Writer-Poet Claro M. Recto is a genuine Batangueño. For, an ever-ready "balisong" knife is always lurking inside one of his pockets.

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