Definitions
Cutting tool with a blade and handle; also to cut or stab with such a tool.
Word origin
From Middle English knyf, knif, from late Old English cnīf, from Old Norse knífr or Proto-West Germanic *knīb, from Proto-Germanic *knībaz, from *knīpaną (“to pinch”), Proto-Indo-European *gneybʰ- (compare Lithuanian gnýbti, žnýbti (“to pinch”), gnaibis (“pinching”)). Displaced native Middle English sax (“knife”), from Old English seax; and Middle English coutel, qwetyll (“knife”) from Old French coutel.
Used in a sentence
“He was looking for a knife to chop some steak.”
“Jeff was bent low over the backboard, working with the knife, a steady sawing motion, his shirt soaked through with sweat.”
“She was repeatedly knifed in the chest.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer5 curated clues
01“Blade for cutting food”5 letters
02“Blade utensil”5 letters
03“Kitchen cutting tool”5 letters
04“Tool for slicing food”5 letters
05“Cutting utensil”5 letters
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