butcher knife
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of butcher knife
An Americanism dating back to 1705–15
Example Sentences
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Bell’s motion said three experts have determined that Williams’ DNA was not on the handle of the butcher knife used in the killing.
From Seattle Times • May 20, 2024
Stamos’ digital painting “Protect This Family” is a low-angle depiction of Skyler White raising a butcher knife, her gaze steely-eyed and shadow-strewn.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2021
Coming in at No. 2 was a very conspicuous butcher knife, taken at Tri-Cities Airport in Tennessee.
From Fox News • Jan. 17, 2020
It’s amazing what you can do with ingenuity, a microbudget, a butcher knife and a Captain Kirk mask.
From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2015
The father sharpened the butcher knife with the whetstone he used to whet his scythe and his goose-necked brier hook in the summer when he cut brambles and young sumac in the fencerows.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
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