<entry id="2224385" stat="A" corpus="jmdict" type="jmdict">
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<ent_seq>1792810</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>寝刃</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>ねたば</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<gloss>dull blade</gloss>
<gloss>blunt sword</gloss>
</sense>
<info>
<audit time="2023-03-11 09:25:25" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Brian Krznarich</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Searched  for "blade(d" glosses and this was the only match.

Setting that aside:
1. Both dictionary entries I have specifically refer to the blade itself
2. In English, we can already use "blade" to mean "the entire sword/knife" if we like.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>daijs.
刀剣の、切れ味の鈍くなった刃。「―を研ぐ」

sankoku
切れ味のにぶった刃</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -12 +12 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;dull blade(d instrument)&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;dull blade&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2023-03-11 21:13:40" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_refs>GG5</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -12,0 +13 @@
+&lt;gloss&gt;blunt sword&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
</info>
</entry>