scabbard
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
noun
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
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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 • Aug. 9, 2024
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 • Oct. 25, 2023
Oftentimes, a kirpan is blunt and even sewn into its sheath or scabbard.
From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2022
Beyond is a gallery that recounts Tut’s life, as told by the artifacts in his burial place, such as a knife and scabbard, a ceremonial staff with a curved head, and pottery embellished with hieroglyphics.
From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2022
The scabbard was richly wound with gold filigree.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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