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petty knife

petty knife noun: a Japanese paring knife.

Noun

petty knife (plural petty knives)

  1. A Japanese paring knife.

Forms of petty knife

pluralpetty knives

Origin of petty knife

From petty + knife, Derived from Japanese ペティナイフ, a compound of ペティ (unknown, perhaps from French petit) + ナイフ (from English knife).

Questions about petty knife

What does petty knife mean?
Petty knife means a Japanese paring knife.
What part of speech is petty knife?
Petty knife is a noun.
What is the plural of petty knife?
The plural of petty knife is petty knives.

Words near petty knife in the dictionary

  1. Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove
  2. petty juries
  3. petty jury
  4. petty king
  5. petty kings
  6. petty knife
  7. petty knives
  8. petty larcenies
  9. petty larceny
  10. petty morel
  11. petty officer

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