Pod vs Sheath - What's the difference?
pod | sheath |
(botany) a seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers)
a small vehicle, especially used in emergency situations
(obsolete, UK, dialect) A bag; a pouch.
To bear or produce pods
To remove peas from their case.
To swell or fill.
A scabbard; a holster for a sword.
Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard for a sword that is for the purpose of holding an object that is longer than it is wide; a case.
The insulating outer cover of an electrical cable.
A tight-fitting dress.
(British) A condom.
The foreskin of certain animals, e.g. dogs and horses.
The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a stem or branch, as in grasses.
One of the elytra of an insect.
To put an object (especially a weapon, in particular, a sword) into its sheath.
* John Dryden, The Hind and the Panther
As a preposition pod
is (with accusative) under (destination to which something is moved).As a noun sheath is
a scabbard; a holster for a sword.As a verb sheath is
to put an object (especially a weapon, in particular, a sword) into its sheath.pod
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) *.Noun
(en noun)- (Tusser)
Derived terms
* peapod * seedpodSynonyms
* (sense) capsule, case, container, hull, husk, shell, vesselVerb
(podd)Etymology 2
From a special use of Etymology 1. See above.Synonyms
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Alternative forms
* sheatheNoun
(sheaths)Synonyms
* (scabbard) scabbard * (long case) ** case ** casing ** cover ** covering ** envelope * (tight-fitting dress) * See alsoVerb
- But when his foe lies prostrate on the plain, / He sheaths his paws, uncurls his angry mane, / And pleased with bloodless honours of the day, / Walks over and disdains th' inglorious prey.