butcher knife
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Definition
Noun: A large, heavy, sharp knife specifically designed for cutting, trimming, and preparing meat. It is a tool commonly associated with butchers and meat processing.
Usage
The term "butcher knife" refers specifically to the cutting tool. It is used as a countable noun. * The chef sharpened the butcher knife before sectioning the primal cut of beef. * A clean, sharp butcher knife is essential for breaking down a chicken.
Advanced Usage
- Metaphorical Use: Can be used to describe a brutal or clumsy action.
- The critic said the editor had taken a butcher knife to the manuscript, removing entire chapters.
Variants and Related Words
- Butcher's knife: An alternative phrasing with the same meaning.
- Cleaver: A related but distinct tool; a cleaver has a broad, rectangular blade primarily for chopping through bone, while a butcher knife typically has a narrower, pointed blade for slicing and trimming.
- Carving knife: A knife for slicing cooked meat, usually thinner and more flexible than a butcher knife.
Synonyms
- Meat knife
- Butcher's blade
Related Phrases
- To butcher (verb): To slaughter or cut up an animal for meat. Figuratively, to ruin something through incompetence.
- He completely butchered his lines in the play.
- Butcher block: The thick, sturdy wooden table on which a butcher knife is typically used.
Noun
- a large sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat