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scabbard

scab·bard [ skábbərd ]


noun  (plural scab·bards)
Definition:
 
sheath for sword: a sheath, hanging from a belt, for a sword, dagger, or bayonet



transitive verb  (past and past participle scab·bard·ed, present participle scab·bard·ing, 3rd person present singular scab·bards)
Definition:
 
put sword into sheath: to put a sword, dagger, or bayonet into a sheath

[13th century. < Anglo-Norman escauberge]
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