putty knife
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of putty knife
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Apply the mastic with a caulk gun, but smooth over the bead with a gloved hand, a brush or a putty knife to ensure the material fills the gap.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2022
On Monday afternoon at the buoy, Dr. McCauley used a kitchen scrubber and a plastic putty knife to scrape away algae and checked that various instruments were intact.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
You can remove a shower door and track yourself with a screwdriver, putty knife, scouring pad and a few hours of work.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2021
You can remove a shower door and track yourself with a screwdriver, putty knife, scouring pad and a few hours of work; it would cost about $100 to pay someone handy to do it.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 24, 2021
If you have done your work right, and have followed directions explicitly, you have scraped off the compound with one sweep of the putty knife over each crack, leaving the compound smooth and level.
From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.
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