sling blade
E1529213
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Sling blade is a short-handled agricultural cutting tool with a heavy, curved blade, often associated with rural settings and popularized in the film "Sling Blade."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| sling blade canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22307911 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: sling blade Context triple: [Karl Childers, weaponUsed, sling blade]
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A.
Blades
Blades is the short name for the Oakville Blades, a junior ice hockey team based in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
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B.
Blades
The Blades are an elite, secretive order of warriors and spies in The Elder Scrolls universe who traditionally serve as the Emperor’s protectors and intelligence network across Tamriel.
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C.
Switchblade
"Switchblade" is a crime novella by Michael Connelly featuring detective Harry Bosch as he reopens a cold case involving a murdered Vietnam War veteran.
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D.
The Blade Artist
The Blade Artist is a novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh that revisits the character Francis Begbie from Trainspotting, exploring his violent past and attempts at reinvention in a new life abroad.
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E.
Razorblade
"Razorblade" is a song featured on the album "History for Sale" by the American rock band Blue October.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: sling blade Target entity description: Sling blade is a short-handled agricultural cutting tool with a heavy, curved blade, often associated with rural settings and popularized in the film "Sling Blade."
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A.
Blades
Blades is the short name for the Oakville Blades, a junior ice hockey team based in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
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B.
Blades
The Blades are an elite, secretive order of warriors and spies in The Elder Scrolls universe who traditionally serve as the Emperor’s protectors and intelligence network across Tamriel.
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C.
Switchblade
"Switchblade" is a crime novella by Michael Connelly featuring detective Harry Bosch as he reopens a cold case involving a murdered Vietnam War veteran.
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D.
The Blade Artist
The Blade Artist is a novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh that revisits the character Francis Begbie from Trainspotting, exploring his violent past and attempts at reinvention in a new life abroad.
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E.
Razorblade
"Razorblade" is a song featured on the album "History for Sale" by the American rock band Blue October.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.