English Explanatory Dictionary

petty knife

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Japanese paring knife.

Word forms

petty knife petty knives

Etymology

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).

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