Category:Scabbard

Scab"bard, n. Etym: [oe. scaubert, scauberk, of. escaubers, Escauberz, pl., scabbards, probably of german or scan. origin; cf. Icel. skalpr scabbard, and g. bergen to conceal. Cf. Hauberk.]

Defn: the case in which the blade of a sword, dagger, etc., is kept; A sheath. Nor in thy scabbard sheathe that famous blade. Fairfax. Scabbard fish (zoöl.), a long, compressed, silver-colored tænioid Fish (lepidopus caudatus, or argyreus), found on the European coasts, and more abundantly about New Zealand, where it is called frostfish and considered an excellent food fish.

Scabbard Scab"bard, v. t.

Defn: to put in a scabbard.