putty knife
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putty knife
noun putty knives
- A hand tool with a flexible blade used by glaziers to apply putty to seal window panes to the frame and mullions.
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A similar tool with a wide, flat blade used by painters, plasterers, and carpenters to spread putty to fill holes and cracks.
Similar: spatula
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noun a hand tool with a flexible blade used by glaziers to apply putty to seal window panes to the frame and mullions
| Français | couteau à mastic |
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noun a similar tool with a wide, flat blade used by painters, plasterers, and carpenters to spread putty to fill holes and cracks
| Français | couteau à enduire |
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| Deutsch | Spachtelmesser, Spachtel, Kittspachtel, Kittmesser |
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@misc{putty_knife_2026,
title = {putty knife},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/putty%20knife},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
