A thin, flat knife made from the scapula of a mammal, usually a buffalo, by North American Indians, especially the Hidatsa, to slice squash and other soft vegetables.
Origin
Early 20th century.
Definition of squash knife in US English:
squash knife
noun
US historical
A thin, flat knife made from the scapula of a mammal, usually a buffalo, by North American Indians, especially the Hidatsa, to slice squash and other soft vegetables.