butter knife

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noun

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

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Origin of butter knife

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby butter knife

butterfly table, butterfly valve, butterfly wedge, butterfly weed, butterine, butter knife, Buttermere, buttermilk, buttermilk sky, butter muslin, butternut

How to use butter knife in a sentence

There’d be something like 207 spoons and one fork, a spatula, and nothing sharper than a butter knife to prep the veggies.
The cooking gear you need—and don’t need—for a camping trip|Purbita Saha|June 22, 2021|Popular-Science
Run a thin offset spatula or butter knife around the perimeter of each pan, place a plate over each cake layer and gently invert.
This carrot cake with brown butter-cream cheese frosting will keep you coming back for more|Olga Massov|April 1, 2021|Washington Post
Run a butter knife around the edge of the pan before unmolding.
This one-bowl cheesecake is light as a cloud, but still rich and creamy|Ellie Krieger|March 25, 2021|Washington Post
All that tends to make for a sluggish and imprecise ski, one that spreads like a butter knife, not one that cuts like a cleaver.
An Ode to Skinny Skis|Dan Schwartz|March 5, 2021|Outside Online

I took out my knife, my Ka-Bar, and knocked his teeth out, but they fell into his throat.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Sticky Toffee Pudding|Carla Hall|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While the beans are cooling and drying, melt the butter in a saute pan over medium heat.
Make Carla Hall’s Crispy Shallot Green Bean Casserole|Carla Hall|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Butter has always been a healthy part of the diet in almost every culture; butter is a traditional food,” Asprey says.
Bulletproof Coffee and the Case for Butter as a Health Food|DailyBurn|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now, his new book “The Bulletproof Diet,” claims to offer a weight loss solution that lets you have your butter, and eat it too.
Bulletproof Coffee and the Case for Butter as a Health Food|DailyBurn|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The sailors sometimes use it to fry their meat, for want of butter, and find it agreeable enough.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe
You see, they always butter their chairs so that they won't stick fast when they sit down.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
The former, in its frozen state, somewhat resembled hard butter.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Pearson flung his knife and fork at it, having forgotten to drop those light weapons when he leaped up.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
He shall eat butter and honey, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various