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oyster knives

oyster knives is the plural of oyster knife.

Meaning of oyster knife

Noun

oyster knife (plural oyster knives)

  1. A knife with a short, thick blade, used to pry open oysters and separate the meat from the shell.
    • That Puddin', sir, and me, has, back to back,
      Withstood the fearful Rumty Tums' attack,
      And swum the Indian Ocean for our lives,
      Pursued by Oysters, armed with oyster knives.1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 160

Questions about oyster knives

What is oyster knives the plural of?
Oyster knives is the plural of oyster knife.

Words near oyster knives in the dictionary

  1. oyster fruit
  2. oyster grass
  3. oyster house
  4. oyster houses
  5. oyster knife
  6. oyster knives
  7. oyster mushroom
  8. oyster mushrooms
  9. oyster omelet
  10. oyster omelets
  11. oyster omelette

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