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butter knife
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noun
a small knife with a dull blade, for cutting, serving, or spreading butter.
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āWasā is used for the indicative past tense of āto be,ā and āwereā is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of butter knife
First recorded in 1840ā50
Words nearby butter knife
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