[sheathe] also sheath vt sheathed ; sheath.ing [ME shethen, fr. shethe sheath] (15c) 1: to put into or furnish with a sheath
2: to plunge or bury (as a sword) in flesh
3: to withdraw (a claw) into a sheath
4: to case or cover with something (as sheets of metal) that protects -- sheath.er n