scabbard

American  

[skab-erd] / ˈskæb ərd /

noun

1. a sheath for a sword or the like.

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verb (used with object)

1. to put into a scabbard; sheathe.

scabbard British  

/ ˈskæbəd /

noun

1. a holder for a bladed weapon such as a sword or bayonet; sheath

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Other Word Forms

• scabbardless adjective
• unscabbard verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of scabbard

1250–1300; Middle English scalburde, scauberge (compare Anglo-French escauberz, escauberge, Medieval Latin escauberca ) ≪ dissimilated variant of Old High German *skārberga sword-protection. See shear, harbor

Example Sentences

Lady Constance placed a hand threateningly on her scabbard.

From Literature

Swords, scabbards, armor — weaponry and objects related to combat are plentiful in the show.

From Los Angeles Times

Flashing his club as a sword, he targeted the hole as the bull and completed the routine by wiping the imagined blood off the blade and returning it to an invisible scabbard with a flourish.

From Los Angeles Times

Jack’s feet went cold as he quickly checked the scabbard on his back, only to confirm it was empty.

From Literature

Their leader Meir Simcha, who walked round the outpost armed with a large machete in a leather scabbard, said that unlike other Israelis they had not been surprised by the Hamas assault on 7 October.

From BBC

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