SCABBARD


Meaning of SCABBARD in English

[ 'skabəd ]

■ noun a sheath for the blade of a sword or dagger.

↘a sheath for a gun or other weapon or tool.

Origin

ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. escalberc , from a Gmc compound of words meaning 'cut' and 'protect'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.