| Engels | Afrikaans |
|---|
| knife | deurstéék; deurstéek; lem; mes; met ’n mes aanbring; sny |
| before one can say knife | in ’n kits |
| dessert knife | dessertmes |
| fish knife | vismes |
| flayer’s knife | slagmes; vilmes |
| have one’s knife into somebody | op iemand pik; ’n wrok koester teen iemand |
| knife sharpener | messlyper; slypstaal |
| oyster knife | oestermes |
| ply a good knife and fork | lekker weglê; smaaklik eet |
| sacrificial knife | offermes |
| war to the knife | stryd op lewe en dood |
| bowie‐knife | bowiemes |
| budding‐knife | okuleermes |
| butter‐knife | bottermes |
| carving‐knife | grootmes; transeermes; vleismes; voorsnymes |
| case‐knife | skedemes |
| chopping‐knife | hakmes; kapmes; kerfmes |
| clasp‐knife | knipmes |
| dissecting‐knife | ontleedmes |
| drawing‐knife | hoefmes; speekskaaf |
| draw‐knife | trekmes |
| flaying‐knife | afslagmes |
| fleshing‐knife | skaafmes; stootmes |
| fruit‐knife | vrugtemessie |
| grafting‐knife | entmes |
| hacking‐knife | hakmes; kapmes |
| hedge‐knife | snoeimes |
| hunting‐knife | grootmes; herneutermes; jagmes |
| incision‐knife | lanset |
| jack‐knife | herneutermes; knipmes |
| knife‐blade | lem |
| knife‐board | mesplank; slypplank |
| knife‐boy | messkoonmaker |
| knife‐cleaner | mespoetser |
| knife‐edge | mes; snykant |
| knife‐grinder | messlyper |
| knife‐haft | meshef |
| knife‐handle | meshef |
| knife‐polish | slyppoeier |
| knife‐powder | mespoeier |
| knife‐rest | meslêer |
| knife‐sheath | messak; messkede |
| knife‐tray | messebak |
| marking‐knife | merkmes; trekpen |
| palette‐knife | paletmes; spatel; tempermes |
| paper‐knife | papiermes; voubeen |
| paring‐knife | halfmes; hoefmes |
| pen‐knife | knipmes; pennemes; sakmes |
| pocket‐knife | sakmes |
| pruning‐knife | snoeimes |
| putty‐knife | glasmakersmes |
| riving‐knife | kloofyster |
| tasting‐knife | kaasboor |