oyster knife

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  • Rhymes: -aɪf

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oyster knife (plural oyster knives)

  1. A knife with a short, thick blade, used to pry open oysters and separate the meat from the shell.
    • 1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 160:
      That Puddin', sir, and me, has, back to back,
      Withstood the fearful Rumty Tums' attack,
      And swum the Indian Ocean for our lives,
      Pursued by Oysters, armed with oyster knives.

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