noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
sheath knife
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
knife
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In essays on whisky-tasting, sheath knives , deer hunting, he has a kind of perfect pitch.
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I've always wanted a sheath knife .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Communications-grade fiber is measured two ways: fiber miles and sheath miles.
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Gritting his teeth against the pain, he made a grab with his right hand and ripped the knife from its sheath .
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Here she wears number 72, a black silk crêpe hooded sheath dress and black satin shoes.
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In essays on whisky-tasting, sheath knives, deer hunting, he has a kind of perfect pitch.
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Options include a knife sheath , or an additional pocket, a dimpled seat patch and a front convenience zip.
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Rising hot water pulls with it a surrounding sheath of cold water, effectively insulating the base of the jet.
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The ceramics -- cables encased in a sheath of liquid nitrogen -- are being developed for power generation and other machinery applications.
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The immune system inexplicably begins attacking the protective sheaths surrounding nerves, damaging the nerves' ability to conduct impulses.