knife box

noun

1. a box, often ornamental and sometimes closed with a lid, for containing table knives.

Word History and Origins

Origin of knife box¹

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

One shift, I found my knife box in the walk-in fridge, filled up with choux pastry.

From The Guardian

Get back in the knife box, Miss Sharp!

From Slate

Designed to capitalize on the do-it-yourself trend, the patterns include: a Williamsburg shelf, Pilgrim footstool, courting mirror, tulip knife box.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fuhrman says he found other pieces of evidence that were never pursued, including a knife box in Simpson's bathroom, dark clothes in his washing machine and a blood-stained light switch.

From Time Magazine Archive

The knife box with its divisions, referred to elsewhere, is exemplified in many remarkably fine cases to be seen in our museums and in isolated specimens in private collections.

From Project Gutenberg