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case knife

case knife noun: a knife carried in a sheath or case.

Noun

case knife (plural case knives)

  1. A knife carried in a sheath or case.
    • he called for a Case-Knife, and applying the Edge of it to his Mouth, converted it into a musical Instrument1712 July 31 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison], “SUNDAY, July 21, 1712”, in The Spectator, number 570; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume VI...
    Synonyms:
    sheath knife
  2. A large table knife of a kind formerly kept in a case.

case knife meaning in Tamil

case knife in Tamil

உறைக்கத்தி

Synonyms of case knife

Forms of case knife

pluralcase knives

Words formed from case knife

Questions about case knife

What does case knife mean?
Case knife means a knife carried in a sheath or case.
What is case knife in Tamil?
Case knife in Tamil is உறைக்கத்தி. See Case knife meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is case knife?
Case knife is a noun.
What is the plural of case knife?
The plural of case knife is case knives.

Words near case knife in the dictionary

  1. case history
  2. case in chief
  3. case in point
  4. case independent
  5. case insensitive
  6. case knife
  7. case knives
  8. case law
  9. case laws
  10. case mix
  11. case mixes

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