herb knife

English

Noun

herb knife (plural herb knives)

1. A knife for cutting fresh herbs
   • 1993, Karen Harper, Circle of Gold, Signet Book, →ISBN:

     She took out her herb knife. She dug; she cut. Mama had told her this sort of bush was no good but to look at.

   • 1975, Anya Seton, The Winthrop woman, →ISBN:

     ... Elizabeth, resolutely ignoring all the waiting chores, picked up her herb knife and went outside to her little garden.

2. A mezzaluna used to chop culinary herbs