scabbard
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9.1
- noun
- /ˈskæbərd/
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- The government also provided ordnance, outfitting the soldiers with muskets and cartridges, bayonets and scabbards, and all the necessary accoutrements.
- a red scabbard
A borrowed book, the sword to its scabbard in recompense.
- A borrowed book, the sword to its scabbard in recompense.
- But on his scabbard you can't see.
Examples
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Above the mantel was a sword in a scabbard, an inch of shining steel exposed.
Fiction book (1999) -
Then he turned, strode across the frozen ground, withdrew his sword from his scabbard, and lifted Opal's tail.
Fiction book (1994) -
I see you wear a scabbard, but no sword.
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I will give him the sword, the scabbard too, and may he use them well.
Fiction book (2001) -
The captain took his rifle from its scabbard, and I did the same.
Fiction book (1999) -
Two swords will not fit within one scabbard.
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Rachel takes it off its mount carefully, unhooks the scabbard, and begins to slide it off.
Fiction book (1992) -
The stranger carried a big knife thrust in a studded leather scabbard in his sash.
Fiction book (1994) -
On the fourth day, he brought two elegant swords sheathed in scabbards inlaid with gold and ivory.
Fiction book (1993) -
The knight carefully placed his sword back into its scabbard after the battle.
Synonyms
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4.3
A leather or metal cover that holds a knife blade
A leather cover for a sword that protects the blade
How Protective
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word scabbard comes from an old French word escabarde that meant a 'sheath' or 'cover' for a blade and from an older Germanic word with the same idea. So a scabbard is the protective case you put a sword, dagger, or bayonet into.