Definitions
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- noun UK, Australia, New Zealand A type of retractable
utility knife with a replaceable blade.
Etymologies
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From a brand name owned the by the US tool manufacturer formerly known as Stanley Works; from Stanley ("male surname") + knife.
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Examples
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Man arrested after wife slashed and doused in petrol in Sydney's west A MAN has been charged after his ex-wife was doused in petrol and had her face slashed with a Stanley knife.
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Brothers charged with attempted murder of two young playmates 'slashed from head to toe' with Stanley knife
Home | Mail Online 2009
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You need a Stanley knife and some industrial tools.
Home | Mail Online 2009
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