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scabbard

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. scabbard (noun)
  2. scabbard fish (noun)

scab·bard

noun \ˈska-bərd\

Definition of SCABBARD

: a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet
— scabbard transitive verb
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Origin of SCABBARD

Middle English scauberc, scaubert, from Anglo-French escalberc
First Known Use: 13th century

Other Weapons and Explosives Terms

automatic, carbine, cudgel, muzzle, rapier

Rhymes with SCABBARD

clapboard

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