dinner knife
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A small boy appears, jimmies the flaps off with a dinner knife and instructs the man in how to make a paper airplane.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2011
Sometimes a weapon is just a dinner knife.
From Time ● Mar. 13, 2011
As he smeared over the word with a dinner knife, Palmer thought about it.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
One dinner knife, if you object to using your pocket-knife.
From On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls by Beard, Lina
He had a large loaf under his left arm, and in his right hand a dinner knife.
From A Sailor of King George by Bevan, A. Beckford
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