butter-knife

The Sitter is his wacky new film, about as edgy as a balsawood butter-knife, about Noah, a sad-case guy played by Jonah Hill.

The Sitter – review 2012

Relaxed meat absorbs seasonings more readily and has the best chance of coming off the grill butter-knife tender.

Ben Eisendrath: Grilled Prime Rib for Christmas (or New Years, or...) Ben Eisendrath 2010

The boy had grown big, too big to hold butter-knife to crown and make a mark on the pantry doorframe.

Come See the Monkey Molly Gaudry 2009

I urge you to either put a gun barrel to your temple, let me slice your Achilles tendons while shoving a dirty sweat-sock inside your mouth, or slit your own wrists with a dull butter-knife.

Barack Obama's Primary Night Speech 2009

I pulled up to the dealership to see Dad standing in front of his 1973 suburban in his Daisy Dukes, and a rank blue t-shirt that had the sleeves cut off of it with a butter-knife.

chubbychic Diary Entry chubbychic 2007

Two forks, two teaspoons, two knives, and a pair of sugar-tongs, and a butter-knife all marked G. 11, 12, 13.

The Rose and the Ring 2006

Use a rounded dowel or butter-knife handle for the hard-to-reach corners.

The Whole Deer 2003

I bought a butter-knife to match a solid silver butter-dish, and a set of individual salt-spoons to match salt-cellars, and nut-picks and crackers to match something else.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 26, September, 1880 Various

His "Merry Christmas" to Mrs. Purtett was followed up by a ravished kiss and the gift of a silver butter-knife.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 Various

Use the salt-spoon, butter-knife, and sugar-tongs even when you are alone.

Frost's Laws and By-Laws of American Society A condensed but thorough treatise on etiquette and its usages in America, containing plain and reliable directions for deportment in every situation in life. Sarah Annie Frost