Meanings
nouncarving knife (plural carving knives)
plural carving knives
- A large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes.
DCI Tom Barnaby: Then how do you explain a carving knife stuck in his chest? Heather Beavers: A celestial lance. Barnaby: With 'Made in Sheffield' stamped on it?
1998 May 6, Douglas Watkinson et al., “Death in Disguise”, in Midsomer Murders - businessA knife used to pare, cut, and smooth wood.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 砍肉刀
- 砍肉刀 (kǎnròudāo)a large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
German Tranchiermesser, Vorlegemesser
- Tranchiermessera large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
- Vorlegemessera large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
- Tranchierbestecka large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
Greek κρεατομάχαιρο
- κρεατομάχαιρο (kreatomáchairo)a large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
Italian coltello trinciante, coltello da intaglio
- coltello trinciantea large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
- coltello da intaglioa knife used to pare, cut and smooth wood
Japanese 包丁
- 包丁 (hōchō)a large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
Norwegian forskjærskniv
- forskjærskniva large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
Polish nóż do krojenia mięsa
- nóż do krojenia mięsaa large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
Russian нож для нареза́ния мя́са, большо́й нож мясника́
- нож для нареза́ния мя́са (nož dlja narezánija mjása)a large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
- большо́й нож мясника́ (bolʹšój nož mjasniká)a large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
- сека́ч (sekáč)a large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
Swedish förskärare, slöjdkniv
- förskärarea large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
- slöjdkniva knife used to pare, cut and smooth wood
Welsh twca
- twcaa large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes
Cite this entry
APA
carving knife. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carving%20knife
MLA
“carving knife.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carving%20knife. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carving knife,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carving%20knife.
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