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steak knife

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of steak knife

First recorded in 1925–30

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Police have said Nowland, who suffers from dementia, had wandered the facility for several hours and taken a steak knife from the kitchen.

From Reuters May 20, 2023

Wendell Pierce said as he put down his steak knife.

From New York Times Sep. 28, 2022

What Canelo Álvarez did Saturday night was the equivalent of cutting down a redwood tree with a steak knife.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 7, 2021

The blistering critique by the newspaper’s restaurant critic Pete Wells plunges in the steak knife — describing the South Williamsburg eatery’s porterhouse as “far from the best New York has to offer.”

From Fox News Oct. 30, 2019

Kuda was trying to help with a wicked-looking steak knife.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

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