SCABBARD


Meaning of SCABBARD in English

/ ˈskæbəd; NAmE -bərd/ noun

a cover for a sword that is made of leather or metal

SYN sheath

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French escalberc , from a Germanic compound of words meaning cut (related to shear ) and protect.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.