Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A basket used for holding knives; especially, a part of the furniture of the dining-room or service-room used to hold table-knives.
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Examples
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She had once bid furiously at an auction for a lot described as "Twelve kitchen chairs; also a small wicker knife-basket."
Mrs. Miniver 1939
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They were indeed the little leaden ones out of the dolls 'house knife-basket of green and silver filagree.
The Magic City 1891
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These are comparatively small and resemble in shape a common knife-basket or tray, but without handle or division.
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