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paring knife


paring knife

noun

Definition of PARING KNIFE

: a small short-bladed knife (as for paring fruit)
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First Known Use of PARING KNIFE

circa 1580

Rhymes with PARING KNIFE

afterlife, antilife, Duncan Phyfe, get a life, nurse-midwife, palette knife, paper knife, pocketknife, putty knife, right-to-life, slice-of-life, Yellowknife

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