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scabbard

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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scab·bard /ˈskæbəd $ -ərd/ noun [countable]  PMWa metal or leather cover for the blade of a sword 〔剑的〕鞘,套
Examples from the Corpus
scabbardHis straight heavy sword hung in a gilded scabbard by his royal blue saddle-cloth that was embroidered with the King's cipher.He held both of them for a moment before turning to Ian and presenting him with a sword drawn from its scabbard.A few of the mounts shifted their feet; here and there a rider slid his sword back and forth in its scabbard.He slipped his knife into its scabbard.Down the line, swords hissed out of oiled scabbards.Chun had put his sword back into the scabbard and turned to a political solution.He hefted the dead man's sword, then strapped the scabbard to his waist, over his heavy furs.McGann, smooth as a velvet scabbard.
Origin scabbard (1200-1300) Anglo-French escaubers
scab·bard nounChineseSyllable
a or for leather the cover metal Corpus


scabbard
scabbard /ˈskæbəd $ -ərd/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1200-1300
 Language: Anglo-French
 Origin: escaubers
a metal or leather cover for the blade of a sword


scab·bardBrE /ˈskæbəd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈskæbərd/ 🔊 nouna cover for a sword that is made of leather or metal (刀、剑的)鞘 SYN sheath