fish-knife

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fish-knife

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Inherited from Middle English fyschknyff.

noun fish-knives · fish knife

  1. A knife for cutting and serving fish at table.
  2. A table knife with spatula-shaped blade designed for eating fish.

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noun table knife for eating fish

Françaiscouteau à poisson
DeutschFischmesser
Italianocoltello da pesce
Ελληνικάψαρομάχαιρο psaromáchairo, μαχαίρι του ψαριού machaíri tou psarioú

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@misc{fish_knife_2026,
  title = {fish-knife},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fish-knife},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}