voiding knife

noun

A long, usually wooden, knife used for gathering up crumbs and other remnants of food after a meal, to put them into a voider (type of basket).

Meanings

nounvoiding knife (plural voiding knives)

plural voiding knives

  1. obsoleteA long, usually wooden, knife used for gathering up crumbs and other remnants of food after a meal, to put them into a voider (type of basket).
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APA

voiding knife. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voiding%20knife

MLA

“voiding knife.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voiding%20knife. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “voiding knife,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voiding%20knife.

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