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What (who) is Stanley knife - definition

KNIFE USED FOR GENERAL OR UTILITY PURPOSES

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Stanley knife

¦ noun Brit. trademark a sharp knife with a short, strong replaceable blade, for cutting various materials.

Origin

C19: named after the manufacturer, the Stanley Rule and Level Company.

Stanley knife

(Stanley knives)

A Stanley knife is a very sharp knife that is used to cut materials such as carpet and paper. It consists of a small blade fixed in the end of a handle. (TRADEMARK)

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utility knife

¦ noun a Stanley knife.

Wikipedia

Utility knife

A utility knife is any type of knife used for general manual work purposes. Such knives were originally fixed-blade knives with durable cutting edges suitable for rough work such as cutting cordage, cutting/scraping hides, butchering animals, cleaning fish scales, reshaping timber, and other tasks. Craft knives are small utility knives used as precision-oriented tools for finer, more delicate tasks such as carving and papercutting.

Today, the term "utility knife" also includes small folding-, retractable- and/or replaceable-razor blade knives suited for use in the general workplace or in the construction industry. The latter type is sometimes generically called a Stanley knife, after a prominent brand.

There is also a utility knife for kitchen use, which is sized between a chef's knife and paring knife.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility knife

Examples of use of Stanley knife

1. "None of your business, pal," said William, taking his Stanley knife from his satchel.

2. Getting on a plane with a Stanley knife in your luggage might have been a little more tricky to explain.

3. When staff tried to usher Corcoran out, he pulled out a Stanley knife and turned it on himself.

4. A man slit his own throat with a Stanley knife in a busy branch of Woolworths and bled to death in front of horrified staff.

5. Burns said he looked like he had been ‘mutilated with a Stanley knife‘ after surgery to correct the original problems left his top lip hanging off.