noun
Meaning 1
A large, sharp knife, used by the butcher for hacking meats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He came after me with a butcher knife.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
butcher knife
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noun
Meaning 2
a large sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: knife
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: slagterkniv — a large, sharp knife, used by the butcher for hacking meats
- Danish: slagtekniv — a large, sharp knife, used by the butcher for hacking meats
- Dutch: slagersmes — a large, sharp knife, used by the butcher for hacking meats
- Finnish: lihaveitsi — a large, sharp knife, used by the butcher for hacking meats
- French: feuille de boucher — a large, sharp knife, used by the butcher for hacking meats
- German: Fleischermesser — a large, sharp knife, used by the butcher for hacking meats
- Macedonian: са́тар (sátar) — a large, sharp knife, used by the butcher for hacking meats
- Polish: nóż rzeźniczy — a large, sharp knife, used by the butcher for hacking meats
- Spanish: jifero — a large, sharp knife, used by the butcher for hacking meats
- Spanish: macheta — a large, sharp knife, used by the butcher for hacking meats