Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

butcher's knife

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: butcher's knife
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of butcher knife.

Example Sentences

"There is an increasing sale of butcher’s knives, especially in the South, because of the increase in the last three years of the number of live stock, especially hogs, in that section."

Inflected Forms

butchers' knives (plural) butcher's knives (plural)

Questions

What does butcher's knife mean?: Alternative form of butcher knife.

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