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waiter's friend

waiter's friend noun: a type of corkscrew having a folding design and including a small blade resembling a pocketknife.

waiter's friend: a type of corkscrew having a folding design and including a small blade resembling a pocketknife
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Noun

waiter's friend (plural waiter's friends or waiters' friends)

  1. A type of corkscrew having a folding design and including a small blade resembling a pocketknife
    • When I ask the smiling African Frenchman behind the till how I get my wine opened, he hands me a waiter's friend.2006, Stephen Downes, Paris on a Plate, page 136
    Synonyms:
    waiter's knife

Synonyms of waiter's friend

Forms of waiter's friend

pluralwaiter's friends
pluralwaiters' friends

Questions about waiter's friend

What does waiter's friend mean?
Waiter's friend means a type of corkscrew having a folding design and including a small blade resembling a pocketknife.
What part of speech is waiter's friend?
Waiter's friend is a noun.
What is the plural of waiter's friend?
The plural of waiter's friend is waiter's friends.

Words near waiter's friend in the dictionary

  1. waited upon hand and foot
  2. waitedst
  3. waitee
  4. waitees
  5. waiter
  6. waiter's friend
  7. waiter's friends
  8. waiter's knife
  9. waiter's knives
  10. waiterage
  11. waiterdom

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