Meaning & use
Dutch blade
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Meanings
nouncountable
A large, wide-bladed knife or cutting tool of a type traditionally made in the Netherlands.
Grammar: Countable: one Dutch blade, two Dutch blades.
Patterns
- a Dutch blade
- use a Dutch blade
The carpenter reached for a Dutch blade to trim the thick plank.
Old Dutch blades were often hung on the wall as decoration.
nouncountabletechnical
A type of broad, flat metal tool used in printing or bookbinding for cutting and trimming paper.
Grammar: Countable and usually found in technical writing about book production.
Patterns
- a Dutch blade for trimming
- sharpen the Dutch blade
The binder used a Dutch blade to square the edges of the pages.
A dull Dutch blade will tear the paper instead of cutting it.
Word forms
| plural | Dutch blades |
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Common combinations
- a sharp Dutch blade
- A sharp Dutch blade makes clean cuts in thick card.
- a Dutch blade for cutting
- They bought a Dutch blade for cutting leather.
- sharpen a Dutch blade
- He stopped work to sharpen a Dutch blade on the whetstone.
- an old Dutch blade
- An old Dutch blade hung above the workshop door.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
- blade noun
- The flat cutting part of a tool or weapon.
Commonly confused: Dutch blade or Dutch oven?
Dutch blade vs Dutch oven
A heavy cooking pot, not a cutting tool; both use 'Dutch' but name very different objects.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'Dutch blade' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A Dutch blade is a cutting tool, so trimming pages with one makes sense. 'Dutch oven' would fit the baking sentence, and the other options treat the tool as a vehicle or a singer.
Make it your own
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