Definition of "cartridge-case" [cartridge-case]

• A cartridge-box. (noun)
• The tube in which the powder of a cartridge is contained. See cartridge. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The dagger is stuck in this scarf, and a bandoleer slung over the shoulders carries the cartridge-case, powder-flask, flint and steel, priming-horn, and other necessaries."
• "“You are sure that not a single cartridge-case was left in the flat?”"
• "In the older type of guns the silk cartridge-case was burned when the shot was fired."