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   scabbard

   /ˈskabəd/

   noun

   • 1. a sheath for the blade of a sword or dagger, typically made of leather or metal: "a ceremonial sword hung at his side in a gilded scabbard"
   • ▪ a sheath for a gun or other weapon or tool.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French escalberc, from a Germanic compound of words meaning ‘cut’ (related to shear) and ‘protect’ (related to the second element of hauberk).

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