fish knifenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfɪʃ ˌnaɪf/us/ˈfɪʃ ˌnaɪf/a knife for eating fish, with a wide blade and a round edge
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cutlery
- bread knife
- canteen
- cheese knife
- chopstick
- cutlery
- dessertspoon
- flatware
- fork
- place setting
- server
- serving
- setting
- silverware
- soup spoon
- spoon
- steak knife
- tablespoon
- tableware
- teaspoon
Examples from literature
- Fish follows soup and must be eaten with a fork, unless fish knives are provided.
- If fish knives are not provided, a piece of bread in the left hand answers the purpose as well, with the fork in the right hand.
- On the right of the plate, and nearest to it, is put the steel meat knife, then the silver fish knife, the edge of each toward the plate.