Date: Fri, 6 May 1994 17:55:47 -0500

From: Khalil Walker walkeba[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MAIL.AUBURN.EDU

Subject: Re: case knife



My mother also taught us this word for a knife used in a table setting

(not a steak knife). I grew up here in east-central Alabama and am not

aware of having a significant number of German immigrants in this area.



On Fri, 6 May 1994, Tom wrote:



Does anyone know "case knife"? My mom taught us this term as kids. Usually

it was a knife not used for serious cutting, such as for butter, cheese,

etc. I thought later on that it had to do with the German word for "cheese",

since she is from an area of SC (central western) that had lots of

German immigration. Any ideas?



Tom Stephens

Rutgers, New Brunswick