Sheath-knife
Full definition of sheath-knife
Noun
sheath-knife
(plural sheath-knives)- Alternative form of en.
- 1879, United States National Museum, Bulletin of the United States National Museum. No. 14; Catalogue of the Collection to Illustrate the Animal Resources and the Fisheries of the United States Chapter Section B, Chapter I
- 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Folk and Fairy Tales, But when he saw this he loosened his sheath-knife and held it ready.