| 单词 | scabbard |
| 释义 | scabbard (once / 2688 pages) n A scabbard is a sheath for a sword, dagger, or other type of knife. Some cooks wear their French knives in a scabbard so they'll be ready to chop no matter where they are in the kitchen. You’ve probably seen a scabbard in an older movie. The hero sheaths his sword in a long wooden, metal or leather scabbard hanging from his belt. The origins of the word, however, are not that manly. Scabbard comes from an old Germanic compound meaning "blade protector." WORD FAMILYscabbard: scabbards USAGE EXAMPLESThe younger rebel raised my head with his bayonet, still in its scabbard. Ishmael Beah, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy S...(2007) The Grant Memorial, just west of the Capitol, had 60 swords, scabbards and other pilfered items replaced during a major restoration last year. Washington Post(Sep 23, 2016) “I like it,” he said with sudden conviction, and hung the black scabbard from one of the mounting board’s pegs. Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind(2007) n a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet Hyper sheath a protective covering (as for a knife or sword) |
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