case knife

2 definitions found

case knife - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Case knife \Case" knife`\
     1. A knife carried in a sheath or case. --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A large table knife; -- so called from being formerly kept
        in a case.
        [1913 Webster]

case knife - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  case knife
      n 1: a metal blade with a handle; used as cutlery
      2: a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath [syn:
         case knife, sheath knife]