Meaning of Stanley knife | Babel Free

Definitions

A type of retractable utility knife with a replaceable blade.

Australia, New-Zealand, UK

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Examples

“Hotels expect⟳ to lose⟳ ashtrays, coat hangers and towels, for me it was Stanley knives. I didn′t mind⟳ a bit! If anyone bought a ₤35 a carpet, they were more than welcome⟳ to a 50 pence knife.”

“[…]the trams floating slowly down Swanston Street, paper-sellers cutting open⟳ bundles with Stanley knives, the smell⟳ of ground coffee from the downstairs cafe,[…].”

“He gripped his Stanley knife and swung open⟳ the door almost detaching it from its hinges.”

“Manchester′s ‘golden boys’, Joy Division, had recently been devastated by the death of their singer, Ian Curtis: that good-looking, sad young man had made a spectacular exit by carving a smile⟳ on his face⟳ with a Stanley knife before hanging himself.”

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