paring knife
noun
: a small short-bladed knife (as for paring fruit)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web This particular package includes a chef’s blade, a carving knife, and a paring knife, each featuring the brand’s signature beechwood handle. 
Helena Madden, ELLE Decor, 26 May 2022 Using the paring knife for hulling strawberries was straightforward and easy. Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2022 The skins should slip right off with a paring knife. Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 18 July 2022 If some seeds remain, scrape them away with a paring knife, but do not be concerned with removing every single seed, as these will impart flavor to the soup. Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2022 With a paring knife, score a 1-inch frame around the edge of the pastry, then poke holes in the pastry with a fork, avoiding the border. Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2022 Peel the skin away from the pit and use a paring knife to remove the remaining mango flesh, then cut it into cubes. Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 19 July 2022 Measure ingredients, use a vegetable peeler, use a paring knife, snap green beans, shuck corn, drain and slice tofu, form patties, grease baking pans and load the dishwasher. Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2022 Use a small paring knife to score the mango in a crosshatch pattern; cut all the way to the skin, but don’t slice through it. Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 19 July 2022 See More
Helena Madden, ELLE Decor, 26 May 2022 Using the paring knife for hulling strawberries was straightforward and easy. Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2022 The skins should slip right off with a paring knife. Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 18 July 2022 If some seeds remain, scrape them away with a paring knife, but do not be concerned with removing every single seed, as these will impart flavor to the soup. Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2022 With a paring knife, score a 1-inch frame around the edge of the pastry, then poke holes in the pastry with a fork, avoiding the border. Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2022 Peel the skin away from the pit and use a paring knife to remove the remaining mango flesh, then cut it into cubes. Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 19 July 2022 Measure ingredients, use a vegetable peeler, use a paring knife, snap green beans, shuck corn, drain and slice tofu, form patties, grease baking pans and load the dishwasher. Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2022 Use a small paring knife to score the mango in a crosshatch pattern; cut all the way to the skin, but don’t slice through it. Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 19 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above