Messer

Definitions of Messer
  1. noun
    a knife used for eating at dining table
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    types:
    Fischmesser
    a small table knife with a spatula blade used for eating fish
    Fleischmesser
    a sharp table knife used in eating steak
    type of:
    Besteck
    tableware implements for cutting and eating food
  2. noun
    a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
    synonyms: Stichwaffe, Stoßwaffe
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    types:
    Dolch
    a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
    Machete
    a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
    type of:
    Waffe
    any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
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