dinner knife

noun

1. a knife used in eating the main course of a meal.

Example Sentences

Dip half the cookie into the icing, then use a small offset spatula or the flat side of a dinner knife to scrape the bottom of any excess.

From Washington Post

In one fit of fury he tore his new frock to shreds; in another he tried to stab himself, at table, with a dinner knife.

From Project Gutenberg

The young man, tilting back in his chair, rapped on the table with the handle of his dinner-knife.

From Project Gutenberg

For cutting tufts, &c., a strong garden pruning-knife is good, and an old fixed-handled dinner-knife (carried in a sheath) better.

From Project Gutenberg

He had a dinner-knife in his hand, and, as I saw he was dangerous, I tried to keep the table between us.

From Project Gutenberg

The blades are themselves seven inches of this length, and are flat, like the blade of a dinner-knife brought to a point.

From Project Gutenberg