Usage of "paring knife"

A small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables.

Usage of paring knife in English

Then I slipped a paring knife into my sleeve, just in case. 
 The Storyteller 

And a paring knife was, in fact, missing from my cutlery block. 
 Desert places: a novel of terror 

And all she had in the house was this dinky paring knife. 
 Four to score 

The shoemaker sprang to his feet and caught up his paring knife. 
 Robert Falconer 

Use a paring knife to peel away any stubborn bits of skin. 
 The South African 

She put down the crock of potatoes and the paring knife. 
 Blue Ridge Country 

Heart thumping with dread, Marta took a paring knife and sliced both open. 
 Her mother's hope 

A paring knife, a paper towel, and a peeled apple skin. 
 Bones to Ashes 

Guiltily, she pried open the metal clasp with a paring knife. 
 Saving max 

I felt my hands becoming moist, the paring knife in my fingers slipping. 
 Through the grinder 

She picked up the paring knife, twisting it in her hands. 
 Year's best sf 15 

Drunken lush slices scalp with a paring knife and passes out. 
 Four to score 

Frau Hoffman tossed the paring knife into the bowl and grabbed a towel. 
 Her mother's hope 

Zoe laid the paring knife on the chopping block beside the tomato slices. 
 Don't cry 

She ran a finger along one edge of the paring knife. 
 Year's best sf 15 

You can't do real good work with a paring knife. 
 Four to score 

Meanings of paring knife in English