scabbard en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈskæb.əd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈskæb.ɚd/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English scabard, scauberde, scauberk, scauberke, from Anglo-Norman eschaubert, escalberc, of Germanic origin, perhaps from Frankish *skarberg (“sheath”, literally “blade-protection”), from Proto-Germanic *skēriz (“blade, scissors”) + *bergaz (“shelter, protection, refuge”). See also hauberk.
Meanings
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The sheath of a sword.
I had had to discard my rifle before I commenced the rapid descent of the cliff, so that now I was armed only with a hunting knife, and this I whipped from its scabbard as Kho leaped toward me.
1918 September–November, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Land That Time Forgot”, in The Blue Book Magazine, Chicago, Ill.: Story-press Corp., →OCLC; republished as chapter IX, in Hugo Gernsback, editor, Amazing Stories, (please specify |part=I to III), New York, N.Y.: Experimenter Publishing, 1927, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scabbards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
scabbardfish · scabbardless · unscabbard · scabbard fish
Descendants
Translations (131)
vo denavead (the sheath of a sword) · mn хуй (the sheath of a sword) · zdj wala (the sheath of a sword) · sv skida (the sheath of a sword) · uz qin (the sheath of a sword) · ar غِمْد (the sheath of a sword) · sah кыын (the sheath of a sword) · th ฝัก (the sheath of a sword) · sq këllëf (the sheath of a sword) · be но́жны (the sheath of a sword) · tl bayna (the sheath of a sword) · tk gyn (the sheath of a sword) · fo slíðri (the sheath of a sword) · az kılıf (the sheath of a sword) · sh korice (the sheath of a sword) · gd fraighe (the sheath of a sword) · el θηκάρι (the sheath of a sword) · mt għant (the sheath of a sword) · sk pošva (the sheath of a sword) · gd duille (the sheath of a sword) · ko 칼집 (the sheath of a sword) · la vāgīna (the sheath of a sword) · ml വാളുറ (the sheath of a sword) · el θήκη (the sheath of a sword) · ky кын (the sheath of a sword) · hu hüvely (the sheath of a sword) · et mõõgatupp (the sheath of a sword) · eo glavingo (the sheath of a sword) · hi मियान (the sheath of a sword) · sq mill (the sheath of a sword) · io gaino (the sheath of a sword) · ota قین (the sheath of a sword) · sh nožnica (the sheath of a sword) · tg ғилоф (the sheath of a sword) · mrw tagoban (the sheath of a sword) · mk канија (the sheath of a sword) · grc ἔλυτρον (the sheath of a sword) · cmn 劍鞘 /剑鞘 (the sheath of a sword) · no slire (the sheath of a sword) · pl pochwa (the sheath of a sword) · lo ຝັກ (the sheath of a sword) · kk қынап (the sheath of a sword) · ta உறை (the sheath of a sword) · rup teacã (the sheath of a sword) · it fodero (the sheath of a sword) · fa نیام (the sheath of a sword) · lzh-lit 韜 (the sheath of a sword) · be по́хвы (the sheath of a sword) · tg наём (the sheath of a sword) · cs pochva (the sheath of a sword) · mi pūkoro (the sheath of a sword) · ota جفن (the sheath of a sword) · uz gʻilof (the sheath of a sword) · no skjede (the sheath of a sword) · is skeiðar (the sheath of a sword) · tl kaluban (the sheath of a sword) · sv slida (the sheath of a sword) · da skede (the sheath of a sword) · mk корица (the sheath of a sword) · vi bao kiếm (the sheath of a sword) · hi म्यान (the sheath of a sword) · sq zgjebe (the sheath of a sword) · de Schwertscheide (the sheath of a sword) · ba ҡын (the sheath of a sword) · lt makštis (the sheath of a sword) · sv balja (the sheath of a sword) · id sarung pedang (the sheath of a sword) · uk пі́хви (the sheath of a sword) · my ဓားအိမ် (the sheath of a sword) · km ស្រោមដាវ (the sheath of a sword) · nds scheed (the sheath of a sword) · ug غىلاپ (the sheath of a sword) · cmn 刀鞘 (the sheath of a sword) · fa قراب (the sheath of a sword) · ro teacă (the sheath of a sword) · fi tuppi (the sheath of a sword) · hy պատյան (the sheath of a sword) · hu tok (the sheath of a sword) · ur نیام (the sheath of a sword) · pt bainha (the sheath of a sword) · ca beina (the sheath of a sword) · he נדן (the sheath of a sword) · ko 대검집 (the sheath of a sword) · uk пі́хва (the sheath of a sword) · it guaina (the sheath of a sword) · gd duille-sgeine (the sheath of a sword) · scn vajina (the sheath of a sword) · ru но́жны (the sheath of a sword) · alt кын (the sheath of a sword) · vi vỏ (the sheath of a sword) · nl schede (the sheath of a sword) · kk қын (the sheath of a sword) · yi שייד (the sheath of a sword) · fr fourreau (the sheath of a sword) · cmn 鞘 (the sheath of a sword) · got 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐍂 (the sheath of a sword) · nuj ehirutu class 7 (the sheath of a sword) · gd cochall (the sheath of a sword) · sq mbulesë (the sheath of a sword) · he נרתיק (the sheath of a sword) · lv maksts (the sheath of a sword) · pa ਮਿਆਨ (the sheath of a sword) · gd faighean (the sheath of a sword) · fa غلاف (the sheath of a sword) · ar غِلَاف (the sheath of a sword) · sl nožnica (the sheath of a sword) · az qın (the sheath of a sword) · fi huotra (the sheath of a sword) · ka ქარქაში (the sheath of a sword) · es funda (the sheath of a sword) · bg ножница (the sheath of a sword) · cy gwain (the sheath of a sword) · ur غلاف (the sheath of a sword) · ga truaill (the sheath of a sword) · ta வள் (the sheath of a sword) · fr gaine (the sheath of a sword) · ta வாளுறை (the sheath of a sword) · grc κολεός (the sheath of a sword) · tr kılıf (the sheath of a sword) · ug قىن (the sheath of a sword) · ur میان (the sheath of a sword) · is skálpur (the sheath of a sword) · tr kın (the sheath of a sword) · mk ножница (the sheath of a sword) · gl vaíña (the sheath of a sword) · es vaina (the sheath of a sword) · sh ножница (the sheath of a sword) · de Scheide (the sheath of a sword) · ja 鞘 (the sheath of a sword) · mrw tagob (the sheath of a sword) · be по́хва (the sheath of a sword)