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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

paperknife

/(pā"pẽr*nīf`)/ · pa·per·knife · IPA
01 n. A dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books.
  1. 1.
    A dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books.
Syn. letter opener.