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Butter spreaders

Scope note

Small knives with a wide but dull blade used as a place piece by an individual diner to spead butter on bread, rolls, or similar foods. For similar knives used as a serving piece to cut or serve butter from a butter dish use "butter knives."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000199838

Broader Terms used

<place knives>

Term used for

spreaders, butter

Equivalent Terms used

butter spreader

Created

12yrs ago

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