Synonyms for scabbard

Grammar : Noun

Spell : skab-erd

Phonetic Transcription : ˈskæb ərd

Top 10 synonyms for scabbard

Other synonyms for the word scabbard

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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