"petty knife" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: petty knives [plural]
Etymology: petty + knife, Derived from Japanese ペティナイフ, a compound of ペティ (Unknown, perhaps from French petit) + ナイフ (from English knife) Etymology templates: {{compound|en|petty|knife}} petty + knife, {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|en|ja|ペティナイフ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Japanese ペティナイフ, {{der+|en|ja|ペティナイフ}} Derived from Japanese ペティナイフ, {{unknown|en}} Unknown, {{der|en|fr|petit}} French petit, {{der|en|en|knife}} English knife, {{compound|ja|ペティ|ナイフ|nocat=1|pos1=Unknown, perhaps from French <i class="Latn mention" lang="fr">petit</i>|pos2=from English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">knife</i>}} ペティ (Unknown, perhaps from French petit) + ナイフ (from English knife) Head templates: {{en-noun|petty knives}} petty knife (plural petty knives)
  1. A Japanese paring knife. Categories (topical): Knives
    Sense id: en-petty_knife-en-noun-R8XT270I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms borrowed back into English

Inflected forms

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