fish slice

noun

1. a broad-bladed kitchen implement with a long handle, for turning fish in frying.

2. Chiefly British.,  a broad-bladed implement for serving fish at table.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fish slice¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Remove the cabbage from the oven, carefully lift it on to plates using a fish slice, then spoon the dressing over the top.

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Using a draining spoon or fish slice, transfer them from the pan to a piece of kitchen paper.

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Press firmly down at first with a palette knife or fish slice then, once the skin starts to blister and crisp, turn it over.

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Just a few feet from our table, a vendor opened up the trunk of his van to reveal plastic bags of dried fish slices that he started selling to those still waiting in line.

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He said it was a version of a dish he knew as “fish slices in wine-rice sauce,” made with the liquid that surrounds fermented glutinous rice.

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