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Definition of Steak knife
1. Noun. A sharp table knife used in eating steak.
Definition of Steak knife
1. Noun. A table knife with a sharp, narrow, and often serrated blade designed for cutting tougher foods such as cooked meats. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Steak Knife
Literary usage of Steak knife
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"For neat work in meat-cutting, a short, curved knife, a twelve- or fourteen-inch
steak knife and a twenty-six-inch meat saw are essential. ..."
2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1892)
"Daly, a drunken old brute, got into a quarrel with his wife; maddened by some
remark, he grabbed a long steak knife and made a spring at her; ..."
3. My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World by Julian Dibbell (1998)
"... was given the unasked-for opportunity to read the words As if against her
will, Moondreamer jabs a steak knife up her ass, causing immense joy. ..."
4. Practical Lessons in Agriculture by Lester Sylvan Ivins, Frederick Augustus Merrill (1915)
"LESSON 65 LOCATION OF MEAT CUTS In cutting up meat, the farmer should have a
small curved knife; a steak knife, about twelve inches long; a good 26-inch saw ..."
5. Satan's Drummers by Sananda (1995)
"When asked what made this knife an athame, Griffis said, ‘Any kind of knife can
be an athame, even a steak knife.' Griffis said he has studied satanic cults ..."
6. California: Its Gold and Its Inhabitants by Henry Vere Huntley (1856)
"... steak, knife too blunt, so turned to the remains of a ham, and had breakfast,
of fried slices from it, and two roasted potatoes. ..."
7. Glimpses by Gabriel H. Vaughn (2000)
"Finally, I got exasperated with the tape, headed for the kitchen and grabbed a
steak knife out of the drawer. Walking back to the package, I had a flashing ..."
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