cherry-pitter

Example Sentences

• "Essie brought me a cherry-pitter and some apricot jam and I gave her a patent bottle cover and one veal chop I did not need and so we were even."
• "Mark Twain claimed that women, if given enough time and hairpins, could build a battleship. Hairpins, also mighty useful as cherry-pitters, are growing scarce. You may prefer to substitute a fresh, strong pen point inserted in a clean holder—although these accessories, too, we regret to report, are harder and harder to come across, as is a cherry-pitter like the one shown on 798."
• "In a room off the hallway he saw an old peach-peeler and a cherry-pitter and other kitchen gadgets on display, and he headed for them, feeling on the right track."
• "Cherries: Wash and dry fruit. Remove stems and pits (buy a cherry-pitter at a kitchen supply store)."
• "Use a cherry-pitter, available at kitchen supply shops, or the tip of a vegetable peeler to remove pits."
• "There is also an unusual collection of old appliances including a cherry-pitter, mincer, and dough maker collected by Sam, a former household appliance designer."