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also sheath
as in to clad
to cover with something that protects
sometimes shipbuilders sheathe a ship's bottom with copper for extra protection from barnacles and other threats
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Dealers will install sheathing over the wiring, free of charge.
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Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
In 1779, the Royal Navy sheathed its entire fleet with copper and, two years later, three quarters of British slave-ships had their hulls wrapped in copper sheeting.
—Corinne Fowler / Made By History, TIME, 17 June 2024
Some of this metal was embedded into the mortar joints of the chimney, and the rest of the flashing was attached to the wooden roof sheathing.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2024
Toranaga has already sheathed his sword, however, and uses his scabbard to knock the dying assassin back into a zen rock garden.
—Jesse Raub, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2024
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Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
In 1779, the Royal Navy sheathed its entire fleet with copper and, two years later, three quarters of British slave-ships had their hulls wrapped in copper sheeting.
—Corinne Fowler / Made By History, TIME, 17 June 2024
Some of this metal was embedded into the mortar joints of the chimney, and the rest of the flashing was attached to the wooden roof sheathing.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2024
Toranaga has already sheathed his sword, however, and uses his scabbard to knock the dying assassin back into a zen rock garden.
—Jesse Raub, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Sheathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheathe. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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