The bread smusher

So Charlie has this place mat that has the table setting drawn on it: plate, utensils, glass, teacup, and because it is a princess place mat, a teapot. Now Charlie, love her though I do, is a very whiny child. It sometimes seems that she will find any excuse in the world to burst into tears. (tonight it was Sammy's announcement that she had pizza for lunch that started a 10 minute nerve wracking spell). The other night, she was complaining that when he set the table, Daddy had not put her cup on the picture of the cup. I could quite understand her, so I asked where he put it. "On the bread smusher!" she wailed. What in the world is a bread smusher I pondered. Charlie pointed to the teapot.
What ensued was a discussion of the use of a bread smusher. Apparently this is used for cutting bread. How, I wondered, could you cut bread with something shaped like a teapot? According to Sammy, "You have to hold it at the right angle."
So there you have it.