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case-knife|ˈkeɪsnaɪf|
[f. case n.2 + knife.]
a. A knife carried in a case or sheath; a hunter's knife.
b. ‘A large kitchen or table knife’ (Craig).
1704Addison Italy Wks. 1721 II. 34 The King always acts with a great case-knife stuck in his girdle. 1712Arbuthnot John Bull (1727) 106 He pulled out a case-knife..and threatened to cut his own throat. 1833J. Holland Manuf. Metals II. 5 The description of knife..used for cutting food, or a case-knife, as it was long afterwards called, from being fitted with a sheath. 1841Lane Arab. Nts. I. 126 A dagger or case-knife is..now more commonly worn. |