TABLE KNIFE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does table knife mean? 

• TABLE KNIFE (noun)
  The noun TABLE KNIFE has 1 sense:

1. a knife used for eating at dining table

  Familiarity information: TABLE KNIFE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TABLE KNIFE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A knife used for eating at dining table

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("table knife" is a kind of...):

cutlery; eating utensil (tableware implements for cutting and eating food)

knife (edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "table knife"):

butter knife (a small knife with a dull blade; for cutting or spreading butter)

case knife (a metal blade with a handle; used as cutlery)

fish knife (a small table knife with a spatula blade used for eating fish)

steak knife (a sharp table knife used in eating steak)