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Stanley knives

Stanley knives is the plural of Stanley knife.

Meaning of Stanley knife

Noun

Stanley knife (plural Stanley knives)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK) 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

Questions about Stanley knives

What is Stanley knives the plural of?
Stanley knives is the plural of Stanley knife.

Words near Stanley knives in the dictionary

  1. Stanley crane
  2. Stanley cranes
  3. Stanley Falls
  4. Stanley Green
  5. Stanley knife
  6. Stanley knives
  7. Stanley Pontlarge
  8. Stanley Pool
  9. stanleyite
  10. stanliff
  11. stanliffs

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