scabbard
noun
a sheath for a sword or the like.
scabbards
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pluralof scabbard.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Swords, scabbards, armor — weaponry and objects related to combat are plentiful in the show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025
He also found worked wood in an adjacent niche that turned out to be parts of the swords' scabbards.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2023
The three swords that were still in their wooden scabbards were identified as Roman spatha, or long swords, while the fourth, shorter weapon was identified as a ring-pommel sword.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2023
A waiter entered the room carrying eight alarming-looking knives, sheathed in wooden scabbards decorated with mother-of-pearl inlays.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 11, 2018
There were more sounds: footsteps crunching through the undergrowth, groaning, the rattling of sword scabbards and gun holsters.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
