Stanley knife

British  

noun

1. a type of knife used for carpet fitting, etc, consisting of a thick hollow metal handle with a short, very sharp, replaceable blade inserted at one end

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Etymology

Origin of Stanley knife

C19: named after F.T. Stanley , US businessman and founder of the Stanley Rule and Level Company

Example Sentences

Yet while he would later turn out to be a master with his hands in the ring, he wasn't so adept with a Stanley knife, and one accident too many led to his father moving him into the sales team.

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Tatler described him as having a "jawline sharper than a Stanley knife" when he was featured alongside fellow British players Katie Boulter and Cameron Norrie last year, while he recently appeared in Vogue on his own.

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"I think it was Stanley knife," he said.

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Using a Stanley knife I hollowed out a crappy-looking book called Woodcraft for Boys.

From Literature

Lee Cooper was attacked with a hammer, Stanley knife, knuckle duster and a TV stand in Stockton in December.

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