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The more you take away, the bigger it gets.
My second is performed by my first, and it is thought a thief by the marks of my whole might be caught.
An utensil used for bread. Also a paper cutter. Used by a thug to take a life, Or wielded by the tamest wife, When used to spread the butter.
What starts with an "e" but only has a single letter in it?
What stays in one corner but travels around the world?
People take me on walks and I run and have fun. What am I?