sheath knife
sheath knife · sheath knives
A knife with a fixed blade that fits in a protective sheath when not in useA knife with a fixed blade that fits in a protective sheath when not in use; such a knife may be small (serving as a neck knife, boot knife, or pocketknife) or large (hung on a belt).
Meaning
1 sensesA knife with a fixed blade that fits in a protective sheath when not in use; such a knife may be small (serving as a neck knife, boot knife, or pocketknife) or large (hung on a belt).
a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath
Forms
plural: sheath knivesSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath:case knife
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedscabbard