table knife

/ˌteɪbəl naɪf/

Other forms: table knives

Definitions of table knife

1. noun

   a knife used for eating at dining table
   types:

   butter knife

   a small knife with a dull blade; for cutting or spreading butter

   case knife

   a metal blade with a handle; used as cutlery

   fish knife

   a small table knife with a spatula blade used for eating fish

   steak knife

   a sharp table knife used in eating steak

   type of:

   cutlery, eating utensil

   tableware implements for cutting and eating food

   knife

   edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle