butter knife

noun

a small knife with a dull blade, for cutting, serving, or spreading butter.

Origin of butter knife

1840-1850

First recorded in 1840-50

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My girls surprised me with a beautiful toast rack, butter knife and candlestick.

The Story of a Life J. Breckenridge Ellis
The butter was passed to him, and he said, "Me no butter knife."

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Lieutenant Defoe gestured expressively with a butter knife in one hand and a piece of roll in the other.

Dave Dawson at Dunkirk Robert Sydney Bowen

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