Case knife

"Case knife" is a term used to refer to a table knife, i.e. a knife intended for use at the dining table. The origin of this usage comes from a time when inns did not customarily provide eating utensils with meals. The table fork was relatively new, and was often sold in combination with a knife and, sometimes, a spoon. Thus the term refers to a knife that was sold in a case, as part of a set of utensils intended for use in dining. Case knife is also used to refer to a pocketknife made by W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co.

Usage

gollark: _ponders NDing nebula to annoy ezio_
gollark: I decided to get another AP egg for an experiment. Will get ToD stuff soon.
gollark: Praise be to the Broccoli God, for <:broccoli:368307291243544576> lets us trade for stupidly valuable stuff via a hybrid luck/skill system!
gollark: The mysterious ways of the Broccoli God.
gollark: ***mysterious***

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