Definition of box cutter
: a small cutting tool that is designed for opening cardboard boxes and typically consists of a retractable razor blade in a thin metal or plastic sheath
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El-Khazzani began marching down the train’s aisle armed with an AK-47, a pistol, nearly 300 rounds of ammunition and a box cutter, intent on causing more destruction.
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An argument over $20 turned physical when one man stabbed another man with a box cutter Wednesday morning (May 16) in Harvey, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said.
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When questioned, the pupil said another boy had also brought a box cutter, Ortiz wrote.
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Neither of the alleged thieves is believed to have been armed with a firearm, but Williams said the man who was shot did have a box cutter in his possession.
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Meanwhile, blocks away in the 6700 block of Bundy Road, a man wielding a box cutter entered a home and told everyone to stay still around 9:58 a.m. on Saturday.
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Nobody was injured when the two children were caught — one with a knife and the other with a box cutter — Principal Alejandro Ortiz said in a letter sent to fourth-grade parents on April 24.
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Former Arizona throws coach Craig Carter receives a five-year sentence for threatening one of his athletes with a box cutter.
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Former University of Arizona assistant track and field coach Craig Carter was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday for choking and threatening a former athlete with a box cutter.
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First Known Use of box cutter
1955
BOX CUTTER Defined for English Language Learners
box cutter
Definition of box cutter for English Language Learners
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: a small tool that is made for opening cardboard boxes and that has a very sharp blade that can be pushed in and out of its case
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