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  1. table knifenoun

    a knife used for eating at dining table

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  1. Table knife

    A table knife is an item of cutlery with a single cutting edge, and a blunt end – part of a table setting. Table knives are typically of moderate sharpness only, designed to cut prepared and cooked food.

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  1. table knife

    A table knife is a type of cutlery, typically used for cutting and spreading food at the dinner table. It has a blunt or rounded edge, to ensure safety while using it, and is often paired with a fork and spoon in table settings.

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  1. Table knife

    A table knife is an item of cutlery, part of a table setting. Table knives are typically of moderate sharpness only, designed to cut only prepared and cooked food. They are usually made of stainless steel and may be ornate, often having handles of bone, wood or ivory. The distinguishing feature of a table knife is a blunt or rounded end. The origin of this, and thus of the table knife itself, is attributed by tradition to Cardinal Richelieu around 1637, reputedly to cure dinner guests of the unsavoury habit of picking their teeth with their knife-points. Later, in 1669, King Louis XIV of France banned pointed knives in the street and at his table, insisting on blunt tips, in order to reduce violence. In any table setting, the knife will typically be the piece to bear the maker's stamp, on the blade. The English city of Sheffield is noted for its cutlery manufactury and many knives bear the city's name in addition to the maker's. Most table knives require a fork to stabilise foods during cutting. Rocker knives, however, do not. ⁕Butter knife ⁕Steak knife ⁕Knork ⁕Sporf

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of table knife in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of table knife in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4


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