scabbard
11scabbard — noun Etymology: Middle English scauberc, scaubert, from Anglo French escalberc Date: 13th century a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet • scabbard transitive verb …
12scabbard — scabbardless, adj. /skab euhrd/, n. 1. a sheath for a sword or the like. See illus. under scimitar. v.t. 2. to put into a scabbard; sheathe. [1250 1300; ME scalburde, scauberge (cf. AF escauberz, escauberge, ML escauberca) dissimilated var. of… …
13scabbard — noun /ˈskæb.əd,ˈskæbɚd/ The sheath of a sword. I had had to discard my rifle before I commenced the rapid descent of the cliff, so that now I was armed only with a hunting knife, and this I whipped from its scabbard as Kho leaped toward me …
14scabbard — [[t]skæ̱bə(r)d[/t]] scabbards N COUNT A scabbard is a container for a sword and can hang from a belt …
15scabbard — scab•bard [[t]ˈskæb ərd[/t]] n. 1) a sheath for a sword or the like 2) to put into a scabbard; sheathe • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME scalburde, scauberge « dissimilated var. of OHG *skārberga sword protection …
16scabbard — /ˈskæbəd / (say skabuhd) noun 1. a sheath or cover for the blade of a sword, dagger, or the like. –verb (t) 2. to put into a scabbard; sheathe. {Middle English scauberd, from Anglo French escauberz (plural); probably of Germanic origin} …
17scabbard — see whosoever draws his sword against the prince must throw the scabbard away …
18Scabbard fish — Scabbard Scab bard, n. [OE. scaubert, scauberk, OF. escaubers, escauberz, pl., scabbards, probably of German or Scan. origin; cf. Icel. sk[=a]lpr scabbard, and G. bergen to conceal. Cf. {Hauberk}.] The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger,… …
19Scabbard plane — Scab bard plane See {Scaleboard plane}, under {Scaleboard}. [1913 Webster] …
20Scabbard and Blade — Infobox Fraternity letters = name = Scabbard and Blade crest = mission = Scabbard and Blade is a joint service honor society that unites cadets and midshipmen from all over the country in military excellence. The society strives to better these… …
