: a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet
scabbard
transitive verb
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Officials also found that the scabbard of Robert. E. Lee was cut off and missing, and the right arm of the shoulder on the Confederate soldiers and sailors monument had been cut off.
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Cale Ahearn, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2025
Remarkably, researchers also recovered parts of the sword’s scabbard—a sheath of wood and leather lined in beaver fur.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Parts of the weapon’s leather-and-wood scabbard – and its beaver fur lining – have also survived.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 27 Dec. 2024
He was buried with his iron spear, belt and sword stored in a leather scabbard, which indicates that the individual was a member of the elite in the local community.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
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Cale Ahearn, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2025
Remarkably, researchers also recovered parts of the sword’s scabbard—a sheath of wood and leather lined in beaver fur.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Parts of the weapon’s leather-and-wood scabbard – and its beaver fur lining – have also survived.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 27 Dec. 2024
He was buried with his iron spear, belt and sword stored in a leather scabbard, which indicates that the individual was a member of the elite in the local community.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Scabbard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scabbard. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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scabbard
noun
scab·bard
ˈskab-ərd 
: a protective case for a sword, dagger, or bayonet
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