fish knives

Fillet dining tools

Fish knives are specialized flatware with a broad, blunt blade designed for eating fish—the shape helps separate flesh from bones and skin without cutting through them.

They're part of formal table settings, paired with fish forks: The silver fish knives came out only at Christmas dinner.

The singular fish knife refers to one such utensil.

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boning · etiquette · eating · descaling · flatfish · skinning · formal dining · fine dining · dinner party · Downton Abbey · proper etiquette · slices · seafood · fishmonger · portioning · Victorian · handle · silver

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type of specialized cutlery

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Serrated table cutlery

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formality of dining implements

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Two utensils merged

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G