Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
a metal blade with a handle;
used as cutlery;
2.
a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath;
[syn: case knife, sheath knife]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Case knife \Case" knife`\
1. A knife carried in a sheath or case. --Addison.
[1913 Webster]
2. A large table knife; -- so called from being formerly kept
in a case.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
case knife
n 1: a metal blade with a handle; used as cutlery
2: a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath [syn:
case knife, sheath knife]