fish slice
Americannoun
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a broad-bladed kitchen implement with a long handle, for turning fish in frying.
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Chiefly British. a broad-bladed implement for serving fish at table.
Etymology
Origin of fish slice
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Labour's Joan Dixon told me she goes out campaigning in Derbyshire with a fish slice.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2025
You shop for good fish, slice it and put it on a ball of rice.
From New York Times • Feb. 19, 2015
Use a fish slice to baste and turn it, so that the poori swells up.
From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2011
Graze the stalls in the covered hall and choose as you fancy�staff will cook fish, slice sashimi or shuck oysters to order.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Poach until the whites are set, then remove them carefully with a fish slice, and put an egg into each croustard.
From The Skilful Cook A Practical Manual of Modern Experience by Harrison, Mary
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