scabbard

noun

1. a sheath for a sword or the like.

verb (used with object)

2. to put into a scabbard; sheathe.

noun

1. a holder for a bladed weapon such as a sword or bayonet; sheath

n.c.1300, from Anglo-French *escauberc “sheath, vagina” (13c.), from Frankish or another Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *sker-berg-, literally “sword-protector,” from *skar “blade” (cf. Old High German scar “scissors, blade, sword,” from PIE *(s)ker- (1) “to cut;” see shear) + *berg- “protect” (cf. Old High German bergan “to protect;” see bury).