fish-knife

noun

A knife for cutting and serving fish at table.

OriginMiddle English fyschknyff →
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Meanings

nounfish-knife (plural fish-knives)

plural fish-knives · alternative fish knife

  1. A knife for cutting and serving fish at table.
  2. A table knife with spatula-shaped blade designed for eating fish.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishfyschknyff
  2. Middle Englishfyschknyff
  3. Englishfish-knife

Inherited from Middle English fyschknyff.

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Translations

French couteau à poisson
  • couteau à poissontable knife for eating fish
German Fischmesser
  • Fischmessertable knife for eating fish
Greek ψαρομάχαιρο, μαχαίρι του ψαριού
  • ψαρομάχαιρο (psaromáchairo)table knife for eating fish
  • μαχαίρι του ψαριού (machaíri tou psarioú)table knife for eating fish
Italian coltello da pesce
  • coltello da pescetable knife for eating fish
Polish nóż do ryb
  • nóż do rybtable knife for eating fish
Turkish balık bıçağı
  • balık bıçağıtable knife for eating fish
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Chicago

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