butcher knife
- a large, very sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat.
Show More
Origin of butcher knife
An Americanism dating back to 1705–15
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for butcher knife
Historical Examples
Pointing to it, I held out a butcher-knife,—a good bargain, I fancied.
Left on LabradorCharles Asbury Stephens
Then Ah Sam, with a butcher-knife, cuts these pieces into strips just as wide as the can.
Children's LiteratureCharles Madison Curry
"Well, I have," rejoined the other, turning his meat with the point of his butcher-knife.
In the Old WestGeorge Frederick Ruxton
Well, what would you say to a man who chased his wife with a butcher-knife?
The Rosie WorldParker Fillmore
We next gave to each one of them a jack-knife; then to each one of the women a butcher-knife, for cutting up their seals.
Left on LabradorCharles Asbury Stephens