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sheath knife

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sheath knife
n.
A knife that has a fixed blade and fits into a sheath.

sheath knife
n
(Engineering / Tools) a knife carried in or protected by a sheath
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Noun1.sheath knife - a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheathsheath knife - a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath
knife - edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
Translations
sheath knife
nFahrtenmesser nt
sheath knife ncoltello con fodero


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AS a teenager during the Second World War, we had time off school to work on the farms and I carried a sheath knife.
To us, the sheath knife was a tool; the idea of its being a weapon was never thought of.
 
 
 
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