sheath-knife

English

Noun

sheath-knife (plural sheath-knives)

  1. Alternative form of sheath knife.
    • 1879, United States National Museum, “Section B, Chapter I”, in 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, page 74:
      Sailors' and fishermen's sheath-knives.
      Sailors' sheath-knives. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co., Middletown, Conn.
      29428. Sheath and belt, with "law-abiding" sheath-knife. First quality.
      29426. Sheath and belt. Second quality.
      29427. Sheath and belt, with "law-abiding" sheath-knife. Third quality.
      The "law-abiding" sheath-knife is round at the tip of the blade, which is also thick and dull.
    • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 159:
      But when he saw this he loosened his sheath-knife and held it ready.
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