scabbard

Pronunciation: /ˈskæb.əd/

The English word “scabbard” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

The sheath of a sword.

verb

To put an object (especially a sword) into its scabbard.

Etymology

From Middle English scabard, scauberde, scauberk, scauberke, from Anglo-Norman eschaubert, escalberc, of Germanic origin, perhaps from Frankish *skarberg (“sheath”, literally “blade-protection”), from Proto-Germanic *skēriz (“blade, scissors”) + *bergaz (“shelter, protection, refuge”). See also hauberk.

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