butter knife

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of butter knife¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

This felt manageable until I found myself, a few weeks in, sawing at a kabocha squash with a butter knife.

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Also references to knife fights and Democrats showing up with pencils, rubber bands, butter knives and other wimpy implements.

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The kind you slice with a butter knife and serve on a chipped floral plate, cool and collapsing in the best way.

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Their self-awareness is part of the charm; they might wield magic like us mortals wield butter knives, but they’re relatable.

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PC Stephen Smith emptied almost a full can of pepper spray into Donald Burgess's face when he refused to drop an item of cutlery similar to a butter knife, Southwark Crown Court heard.

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