steak knife

American  

noun

1. a sharp dinner knife the blade of which is made of steel and usually serrated, used in cutting meat.

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Etymology

Origin of steak knife

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Filled with a bunch of loose steak knives, the environment is precarious.

From Los Angeles Times

The prosecutor suggested he had inflicted them himself with a serrated steak knife to bolster his story that Sardinha had attacked him.

From Los Angeles Times

One pair literally draws blood with a steak knife but insists their relationship is fine; another competes over which one of them would get over their breakup faster.

From Los Angeles Times

He was seen purchasing a pack of steak knives from a supermarket shortly before attacking the girl on 22 June 2023.

From BBC

He grabbed the child, put her in a headlock and then attacked her with a steak knife.

From BBC