Blinky the Shark wrote:
>
> Steve Pope wrote:
> > Mark Thorson > wrote:
> >
> >>Steve Pope wrote:
> >
> >>> Wokay, what the heck is the difference between toothed and
> >>> serrated??
> >
> >>Serrated has a wavy edge. Toothed has little sharp pointed teeth,
> >>like a saw blade.
> >
> > Thanks, that makes sense.
>
> Except for the part about the word "serrated" meaning "having teeth".

Every serrated knife I've ever seen had a wavy edge
with rounded teeth. Have you never seen a knife
like that?

I've seen very few knives with sharp, pointed teeth.
I have a paring knife like that, and my mom has
an excellent bread knife like that purchased in
Germany in the 1960's.