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^[1], 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.