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Synonyms for scabbard

Grammar : Noun
Spell : skab-erd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈskæb ərd

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Définition of scabbard

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Anglo-French *escauberc "sheath, vagina" (13c.), from Frankish or another Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *sker-berg-, literally "sword-protector," from *skar "blade" (cf. Old High German scar "scissors, blade, sword," from PIE *(s)ker- (1) "to cut;" see shear) + *berg- "protect" (cf. Old High German bergan "to protect;" see bury).
  • As in sheath : noun case
  • As in case : noun container; items in container
  • As in sheath : noun covering
Example sentences :
  • So each thrust his sword back into the scabbard and entered the pantry.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
  • He would not have it in the scabbard, and when I laid it naked in his hand he kissed the hilt.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • Once used they can never be fitted back into the scabbard again.'
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • It was with rust almost as dark a brown as the scabbard that infolded it.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • Now, if the sword had never been drawn from the scabbard, how was that to be known to the writer?'
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • The last thing I did was to feel if my revolver were handy and my sword loose in the scabbard.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
  • I'll away with the scabbard, and sheathe my sword in the bosom of tyranny.
  • Extract from : « The Fall of British Tyranny » by John Leacock
  • Obediently he wheeled to the left, and I caught the swish of his sword as it left the scabbard.
  • Extract from : « The Suitors of Yvonne » by Raphael Sabatini
  • Reid took it, silent and unmoved, shoved it into his scabbard, walked away.
  • Extract from : « The Flockmaster of Poison Creek » by George W. Ogden
  • "Then here I do so," rejoined I, drawing my sword from its scabbard.
  • Extract from : « Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
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