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putty knife


putty knife

noun

Definition of PUTTY KNIFE

: an implement with a broad flat metal blade used especially for applying putty and for scraping
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First Known Use of PUTTY KNIFE

1858

Rhymes with PUTTY KNIFE

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

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