bread knife
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bread knife
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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I don't mean to stop you from tearing into that hot loaf with your bare hands, but having a good bread knife is probably a better idea.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2022
The Mercer Culinary Millenia 10-inch bread knife is a stellar blade coupled with a grippy, comfortable handle that earned the top spot in America’s Test Kitchen review of serrated knives.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2020
If you like crusty bread, get a bread knife.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2018
I looked at her strong, bone-filled hands as she dressed salads and pulled a bread knife back and forth, and for a while I enjoyed watching the strange coherence of a human body in motion.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 17, 2016
The bread knife that held the horsehair wig lay at the foot of the bed.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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