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Meanings of paring knife in inglés

A small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables.

Synonyms
Examples for "parer"
Examples for "parer"
1
It is derived from the French parer to parry, and chute a fall.
The Mastery of the Air
2
It's about time you learnt your mistake, you old cheese-parer!
Will Warburton
3
Guy said "Thank you" and began to turn the parer eagerly.
Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know
4
The countess remained looking at the parer for a time, then she raised her tearful eyes to the face of the empress.
Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
5
No better nut-crackers and fruit-parers could possibly be found.
Science in Arcady
Usage of paring knife in inglés
1
Then I slipped a paring knife into my sleeve, just in case.
The Storyteller
2
And a paring knife was, in fact, missing from my cutlery block.
Desert places: a novel of terror
3
And all she had in the house was this dinky paring knife.
Four to score
4
The shoemaker sprang to his feet and caught up his paring knife.
Robert Falconer
5
Use a paring knife to peel away any stubborn bits of skin.
The South African
6
She put down the crock of potatoes and the paring knife.
Blue Ridge Country
7
Heart thumping with dread, Marta took a paring knife and sliced both open.
Her mother's hope
8
A paring knife, a paper towel, and a peeled apple skin.
Bones to Ashes
9
Guiltily, she pried open the metal clasp with a paring knife.
Saving max
10
I felt my hands becoming moist, the paring knife in my fingers slipping.
Through the grinder
11
She picked up the paring knife, twisting it in her hands.
Year's best sf 15
12
Drunken lush slices scalp with a paring knife and passes out.
Four to score
13
Frau Hoffman tossed the paring knife into the bowl and grabbed a towel.
Her mother's hope
14
Zoe laid the paring knife on the chopping block beside the tomato slices.
Don't cry
15
She ran a finger along one edge of the paring knife.
Year's best sf 15
16
You can't do real good work with a paring knife.
Four to score