butcher knife

noun
a large, very sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat.

Origin:
1705–15, Americanism

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butcher knife

noun
a large sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat 
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Butcher knife is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Example sentences
One bunch of beads was exchanged for ten salmon, a butcher knife for a deer.
The utensils necessary to prepare the dish are an iron or an enamel kettle, a
  butcher knife, and a long-handled iron spoon.
He fails to comply with your demands and continues to hold the butcher knife to
  his throat.
She resisted until he put a butcher knife to her face and cut her.
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