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Definition of scabbard noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

scabbard

noun

/ˈskæbəd/

/ˈskæbərd/

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a cover for a sword that is made of leather or metal synonym sheath
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French escalberc, from a Germanic compound of words meaning ‘cut’ (related to shear) and ‘protect’.

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