bread knife

noun

1. a knife designed or suitable for slicing bread, as one having a wavy or saw-toothed blade.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bread knife¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Rancuret pleaded guilty in 2021 to felony assault with a weapon after threatening someone with a bread knife, according to court records.

From Seattle Times

In September 2021, Rancuret pleaded guilty to felony assault with a weapon after threatening someone with a bread knife, according to court records.

From Seattle Times

Jones entered the house and took a bread knife from the kitchen and then went to the woman's bedroom.

From BBC

Another chef described how his boss "picked up his bread knife from the middle of the kitchen and just - had it to my neck in front of everyone."

From BBC

One night in 1988, he was asleep in his Manhattan apartment when a man came through the window, said “I’m going to kill you,” and stabbed him in the chest with a bread knife.

From New York Times