butcher's knife
1Butcher knife — A butcher knife is a knife designed and used primarily for the butchering and/or dressing of animals.During the late 1700 s to mid 1840 s, the butcher knife was a key tool for mountain men. Simple, useful and cheap to produce, they were used for… …
2Knife — 1) Heb. hereb, the waster, a sharp instrument for circumcision (Josh. 5:2, 3, lit. knives of flint; comp. Ex. 4:25); a razor (Ezek. 5:1); a graving tool (Ex. 20:25); an axe (Ezek. 26:9). 2) Heb. maakeleth, a large knife for slaughtering and …
3Butcher block — Butcher s block in modern American kitchen. A butcher s block is a style of assembled wood (often sugar maple, teak, or walnut) used as heavy duty chopping blocks, table tops, and cutting boards. It was commonly used in butcher s shops and meat… …
4knife — n. instrument for cutting 1) to plunge a knife into smb. 2) to pull a knife (on smb.) 3) to stab smb. with a knife 4) to sharpen a knife 5) a dull; sharp knife 6) a bowie; boy scout; bread; butcher (esp. AE). butcher s (esp. BE); clasp; electric; …
5knife — noun 1 tool for cutting ADJECTIVE ▪ blunt, dull (esp. AmE) ▪ sharp ▪ serrated ▪ long ▪ small …
6Knife sharpening — Knives are sharpened by grinding against a hard rough surface, typically stone, or a soft surface with hard particles, such as sandpaper. For finer sharpening, a leather razor strap, or strop, is often used. The smaller the angle between the… …
7knife — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. blade, edge, point, steel, shiv (sl.), toothpick (sl.); carving knife; snickersnee, dagger, poniard, dirk, bodkin, stiletto; scalpel, lancet. See arms, sharpness. v. t. stab, cut, slice, slash; wound; …
8butcher knife — special large knife used by a butcher for cutting meat …
9butcher knife — noun a large sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat • Hypernyms: ↑knife …
10butcher knife — a large, very sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat. [1705 15, Amer.] * * * …