steak knife

noun

: a table knife with a sharp often serrated blade

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The Material steak knives arrived sharp, slicing through a piece of paper rather than crumpling its edge. Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026 Knives Everything from steak knives and chef knives to pen knives usually gets shuffled out the back door of thrift stores. Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 25 Jan. 2026 Meanwhile, make sure to get a reservation at specialist restaurant The Steakhouse at The Verandah, which serves cooked-to-order prime cuts sliced by your personal choice of steak knife. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2026 But although the dishwasher can effectively wash fully stainless steel table knives, those rules don’t apply for premium steak knives. Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for steak knife

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of steak knife was in 1870

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“Steak knife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steak%20knife. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.

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