SWISS ARMY KNIFE

PRONUNCIATION: (swis AHR-mee nyf)

MEANING: noun:
1. A pocketknife, with multiple blades and other tools such as scissors, saw, corkscrew, can opener, etc.
2. A person or object with many diverse skills or functions.

ETYMOLOGY: From its use by Swiss Army officers. Originally produced by Karl Elsener in Switzerland in 1891. Earliest documented use: 1935.
_________________________________

SWISS? OR MY KNIFE - Would you like cheese on your ham sandwich? Or a sharp utensil to cut it into smaller pieces?

SWEISS ARMY KNIFE - a competing alternative produced by Dietrich Sweiss in 1916

SWIT'S ARMY KNIFE - used by the nurse in Mobile Army Surgical Hospital 4077 for many purposes when equipment was in short supply