butcher's knife
See also: butchers' knife
English
Noun
butcher's knife (plural butchers' knives or butcher's knives)
- Alternative form of butcher knife.
- 1919 March 30, “Sale of Cutlery Wares. Dearth of Certain Kinds and the Disuse of Others Noted.”, in The New York Times (News section)[1], volume LXVIII, number 22,345, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 August 2025, page 11, column 6:
- There is an increasing sale of butcher’s knives, especially in the South, because of the increase in the last three years of the number of live stock, especially hogs, in that section.