What is the difference between sheath and scabbard?
sheath | scabbard |
As nouns the difference between sheath and scabbard is that sheath is a scabbard; a holster for a sword while scabbard is the sheath of a sword. As a verb sheath is to put an object (especially a weapon, in particular, a sword) into its sheath.
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sheath English
Alternative forms
* sheathe
Noun
(sheaths)
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.
Synonyms
* (scabbard) scabbard
* (long case)
** case
** casing
** cover
** covering
** envelope
* (tight-fitting dress)
* See also
Related terms
* sheathe
* heliosheath
* resheath, resheathe
* unsheath, unsheathe
Verb
To put an object (especially a weapon, in particular, a sword) into its sheath.
* John Dryden, The Hind and the Panther
- 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.
Antonyms
* unsheath
Derived terms
* resheath
* resheathe
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scabbard Noun
( en noun)
(senseid) The sheath of a sword.
* 1918 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), Chapter IX
- 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.
Verb
( en verb)
To put an object (especially a sword) into its scabbard.
* Suddenly he scabbarded his sabre.
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