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putty knife

A tool having a flat flexible blade, used for scraping and applying putty.

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put′ty knife`

a tool for puttying, having a broad flexible blade.

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putty knife - a spatula used to mix or apply putty

spatula - a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances

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putty knife

n → Spachtel m

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Use a putty knife to remove remaining caulk or glue.

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FIX a leaking window - Use a putty knife to remove the old caulking on the part of the window that is leaking.

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Plus, you'll need a putty knife to scrape the excess goop from your fingers once it dries.

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Askew, who claimed he was owed pounds 200 for a work he had done on Mr Patterson's house, left him bleeding from the neck after jabbing him several times with the putty knife.