steak knife

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of steak knife¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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

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

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Their barbs are like steak knives, and the deep puncture wounds they leave are prone to infection — it’s a gritty urban beach and the water is not the cleanest.

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