bread knife
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1.7
- noun
- /brɛd naɪf/
:
cuchillo de pan
- A bread knife is essential for cutting soft bread without squashing it.
- a serrated bread knife
- use a bread knife
Slicing up my chicken right now with a bread knife.
- Slicing up my chicken right now with a bread knife.
Examples
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To make perfect sandwich slices, you need to use a bread knife.
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Take your right hand and reach for the bread knife.
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- Hand me that bread knife.
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Take your bread knife, in and twist.
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The only way to properly slice tomatoes is with a bread knife.
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People use only sliced bread now; they seem to have forgotten how to use a bread knife.
Fiction book (2000) -
It was a special picture, her standing there at the counter, slicing the homemade bread with that same bread knife and dropping it into that same old toaster.
Fiction book (1992) -
Yes, it's nice to have an impressive arsenal of knives at your disposal, but for most home cooks, there are three that are truly important: a chef's knife, a paring knife, and a serrated bread knife.
Blog text (34) -
She carefully used the bread knife to slice through the crusty loaf.
Synonyms
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2.3
A large sharp knife used to slice cooked meat
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Morphology
The meaning 'a knife for cutting bread' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'bread' (the object) with 'knife' (the instrument): a noun+noun compound showing purpose. This is a common, cross-linguistically regular naming pattern (e.g. 'couteau à pain', 'cuchillo de pan'), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
The name bread knife comes from a simple picture: a knife with a saw-like edge that can cut a soft loaf of bread without squashing it. So, the name means 'a knife with a saw-like edge used for cutting bread'.