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X-acto knife

Pronunciation: /ɪgˈzaktəʊ/

Definition of X-acto knife

noun

North American trademark
  • a utility knife with a very sharp replaceable blade: my T-square, my X-acto knife, my blue pencil

Origin:

1940s: respelling of the adjective exact + -o

X-acto knife in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of X-acto knife in the US English dictionary