He used his knife as a spreader.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

The call spreader will bank maximum potential profits if such a sale should occur by expiration day next year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Forbes.com: News] Reference

The other is called a spreader, weighing about 70 pounds and looking like an oversized pair of pliers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eureka Times Standard Most Viewed] Reference

If you're looking for unique hostess gifts or holiday gifts, the wine bottle cheese board that comes with a spreader is a great option.    From Wordnik.com.  [Funky Finds] Reference

It's not an error, but I would assume that she'd said "spreader" to keep the Joe the Plumber thing going.    From Wordnik.com.  [Did Sarah Palin really call Obama "Barack the Wealth Spender"?] Reference

But that could change any day with one super-spreader.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 29, 2003] Reference

Ortho-77 is one commonly available non-ionic spreader.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 10] Reference

Man is the biggest filth monger and disease spreader. chas.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Rentoul today puts Trevor Kavanagh and myself in the...] Reference

Bee balm (Monarda didyma) is another major-league spreader.    From Wordnik.com.  [Garden Thugs] Reference

DOBBS: What is it Governor Palin calls Obama the wealth spreader.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 22, 2008] Reference

If spraying the soil, neither a spreader nor a sticker is needed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 10] Reference

Plant injury may result if a sticker-spreader is used with Duter.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 10] Reference

If you have fine-textured compost, try using a broadcast spreader.    From Wordnik.com.  [A thick lawn can be yours with just a few steps] Reference

MOOS (voice-over): Barack the wealth spreader isn't spreading boos.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 31, 2008] Reference

Add a spreader to the mixture to make it stick to the grass better.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

A plastic and metal model of a New Idea, tractor-drawn manure spreader.    From Wordnik.com.  [Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology, No. 17] Reference

The pesticide label will indicate if a spreader or a sticker is needed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 10] Reference

Some commercial compost products are fine textured enough to use in a spreader.    From Wordnik.com.  [A thick lawn can be yours with just a few steps] Reference

For the latter, a small knife, called a butter spreader, is sometimes provided.    From Wordnik.com.  [School and Home Cooking] Reference

Doesn't sound like you're supporting Barack, the wealth spreader in this election.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 21, 2008] Reference

Liquid dishwashing detergent makes a satisfactory spreader at about the same rate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 10] Reference

While not as rampant a spreader as Herman's Pride, sweet woodruff can be annoying.    From Wordnik.com.  [Garden Thugs] Reference

Also, be sure to calibrate your drop spreader to make sure you don't overfertilize.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tip of the Day: Fertilize your lawn this fall] Reference

Since the spreader also rams the concrete, it is difficult to separate these two items.    From Wordnik.com.  [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference

Sura, that giver of honours, will beget a son, the spreader of his race, of the name of.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18] Reference

Yes, it's one of the salt spreader combos with, of course, the snow blade on the front.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 2, 2010] Reference

Put manure either fresh or rotted on the old bed with a manure spreader or evenly by hand.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916] Reference

Use of a sticker and spreader is especially important when applying most foliar fungicides.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 10] Reference

About 7-8 cm beneath this platform there is a heat-spreader, supported horizontally by wire.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

The upper right-hand side of the bread and butter plate is the place for the butter spreader.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to Prepare and Serve a Meal; and Interior Decoration] Reference

You know every family has one of these, it's the person who's the spreader of family secrets.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 27, 2003] Reference

He's worked hard all his life, driving spreader trucks, loading fertilizer, shoveling peanuts.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 5, 2006] Reference

Vyasa -- the spreader of the fame of the Kauravas -- is three thousand, two hundred and twenty.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3] Reference

Imagining my kitten face-down on the bed, ankles bound to a spreader, whimpering as I take him.    From Wordnik.com.  [jaxraven Diary Entry] Reference

  A man in bib overalls loads manure into a spreader up the way on the other side of the fence.    From Wordnik.com.  [Route 346] Reference

Patty in Arizona - "Hi Lou, I love Sarah Palin's new description of Obama as the wealth spreader.".    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 23, 2008] Reference

When spraying the leaf whorl of maize, a spreader is not needed, though a sticker might be helpful.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 10] Reference

A blue rectangular flag at the starboard spreader should be displayed when the owner is not on board.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men] Reference

An incision about one and one-half inches in length is made through the skin and muscles, and the spreader inserted.    From Wordnik.com.  [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference

If you're using a drop spreader to lay down the seed or fertilizer, calibrate this equipment so you apply the proper amount.    From Wordnik.com.  [Weekend Project: Overseed now for a lush lawn in spring] Reference