SCABBARD


Meaning of SCABBARD in English

n. 1 hist. a sheath for a sword, bayonet, etc. 2 US a sheath for a revolver etc. scabbard-fish any of various silvery-white marine fish shaped like a sword-scabbard, esp. Lepidopus caudatus.

[ ME sca(u)berc etc. f. AF prob. f. Frank. ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.