SHEATH KNIFE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sheath knife mean? 

• SHEATH KNIFE (noun)
  The noun SHEATH KNIFE has 1 sense:

1. a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath

  Familiarity information: SHEATH KNIFE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHEATH KNIFE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

case knife; sheath knife

Hypernyms ("sheath knife" is a kind of...):

knife (edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)

 Context examples 

We stayed long enough at the police-station to learn that a search of his clothing revealed nothing save a few shillings and a long sheath knife, the handle of which bore copious traces of recent blood.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)