scabbard
a sheath for a sword or the like.
to put into a scabbard; sheathe.
Origin of scabbard
1Other words from scabbard
- scab·bard·less, adjective
- un·scab·bard, verb (used with object)
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How to use scabbard in a sentence
Bob's stables; Our Queen when the last cavalier wiped the blood from his sabre and scabbarded it forever.
The Broken Sword | Dennison WorthingtonHe kept it very carefully scabbarded, but occasionally it leapt forth, and its mettle was visible to all and sundry.
The Pioneers | Katharine Susannah PrichardIt was richly hilted and scabbarded, as became such a weapon, and I always wore it in action.
Woven with the Ship | Cyrus Townsend BradyGeneral Prince laid down the letter and sat gazing thoughtfully at the scabbarded sabre on the wall.
The Tempering | Charles Neville BuckFinally he rose and unlocked a closet from which he reverently took out a scabbarded sword.
The Tempering | Charles Neville Buck
British Dictionary definitions for scabbard
/ (ˈskæbəd) /
a holder for a bladed weapon such as a sword or bayonet; sheath
Origin of scabbard
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