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–noun
1.
a sheath for a sword or the like.
–verb (used with object)
2.
to put into a scabbard; sheathe.
Origin:
1250–1300;
ME
scalburde, scauberge
(cf. AF
escauberz, escauberge,
ML
escauberca
) ≪ dissimilated var. of OHG
*skārberga
sword-protection.
See
shear
,
harbor
Related forms:
scab⋅bard⋅less,
adjective
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scab·bard
(skāb'ərd)
n. A sheath, as for a dagger or sword.
tr.v.
scab·bard·ed
,
scab·bard·ing
,
scab·bards
To put into or furnish with such a sheath.
[Middle English
scauberc, scabbard
, from Old French
escauberc
,
possibly of Germanic origin
; see
sker-
1
in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
scabbard
1297, from Anglo-Fr.
*escauberc
"sheath, vagina" (13c.), probably from Frank.
*skar
"blade" (cf. O.H.G.
scar
"scissors, blade, sword") +
*berg-
"protect" (cf. O.H.G.
bergan
"to protect").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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