fish knife

noun

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

• Hypernyms: ↑table knife

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noun

Etymology: Middle English fishknif, from fish (I) + knif knife — more at knife

1. : a small knife with an ornamental upper edge that is used with a fork in eating fish

2. : a large knife with broad blade and decorative upper edge that is used with a large 4-tined fork in serving fish

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a small knife with a spatulalike blade, used with a fork in cutting fish at table.

[1375-1425; late ME fishknif]

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fish knife noun

1. A knife with a broad, blunt-edged, usu decorated blade for eating fish with

2. A broad-bladed knife for cutting and serving fish with

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Main Entry: ↑fish

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fish knife UK US noun [countable] [singular fish knife plural fish knives]

a knife with a wide blade that is used for eating fish

Thesaurus: knives, forks and spoons_hyponym

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n. a blunt knife with a broad blade for dressing, serving or eating fish

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ˈfish knife [fish knife] noun

a knife with a broad blade and without a sharp edge, used for eating fish