Stanley knife
Stanley knife noun: a type of retractable utility knife with a replaceable blade.
Noun
Stanley knife (plural Stanley knives)
- A type of retractable utility knife with a replaceable blade.
- Hotels expect to lose ashtrays, coat hangers and towels, for me it was Stanley knives. I didn′t mind a bit! If anyone bought a ₤35 a carpet, they were more than welcome to a 50 pence knife.1988, Dennis Sloan, The Twenty-Third Little Varmint, published 2005, page 126
- […]the trams floating slowly down Swanston Street, paper-sellers cutting open bundles with Stanley knives, the smell of ground coffee from the downstairs cafe,[…].2002, Guy Rundle, “Up from the Dead”, in Peter Craven, editor, The Best Australian Essays 2002, page 187
Forms of Stanley knife
| plural | Stanley knives |
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Origin of Stanley knife
From a brand name owned by the US tool manufacturer formerly known as Stanley Works; from Stanley (“surname”) + knife.
Questions about Stanley knife
- What does Stanley knife mean?
- Stanley knife means a type of retractable utility knife with a replaceable blade.
- What part of speech is Stanley knife?
- Stanley knife is a noun.
- What is the plural of Stanley knife?
- The plural of Stanley knife is Stanley knives.
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