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waiter's_friend

waiter's friend

English

A waiter's friend

Noun

waiter's friend (plural waiter's friends)

  1. A type of corkscrew having a folding design and including a small blade resembling a pocketknife
    • 2006, Stephen Downes, Paris on a Plate, page 136:
      When I ask the smiling African Frenchman behind the till how I get my wine opened, he hands me a waiter's friend.

Synonyms

  • waiter's knife