fish knife

American  

noun

1. a small knife with a spatulalike blade, used with a fork in cutting fish at table.

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Etymology

Origin of fish knife

1375–1425; late Middle English fishknif

Example Sentences

At one of them, Cornelius Carrington, from the Freedom Fish House. fillets a kingfish with the speed and dexterity of a man who has spent many years with a fish knife in his hands.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024

In the second half of the sentence, the museum twisted the fish knife again: not only were her clothes dowdy, they weren’t even nicely made.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 4, 2015

He cleaned his fingernails with a fish knife while discussing the venture that he had conceived, organized, and funded as a picture striking to the eye of a poetic magazine publisher.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2013

This world is essentially impenetrable, concedes The Aristocrats, pressing its nose against an east wing window only to find the entire household has gone out to buy a new fish knife.

From The Guardian • Nov. 16, 2012

During those days of waiting, he did not make his bed, or sweep, or shake out the little rag-braid rug, and almost forgot to slash with his fish knife the passing day on his calendar.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison