Stanley knife
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Stanley knife
C19: named after F.T. Stanley , US businessman and founder of the Stanley Rule and Level Company
Example Sentences
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"I think it was Stanley knife," he said.
From BBC ● May 23, 2024
At the I'm a Kombo pop-up restaurant in Copenhagen, I had to carve through the table with a Stanley knife to reach part of my meal: a herb chalice beneath the surface.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 25, 2012
His life during the period in which he was a student and a world-leading young research fellow is like a film in which a minor character has been removed from the celluloid with a Stanley knife.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 19, 2011
Using a Stanley knife I hollowed out a crappy-looking book called Woodcraft for Boys.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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