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sputcheon|ˈspʌtʃən| [Of obscure origin.] (See quots.)
1842Burn Naval & Mil. Techn. Dict. i, Batte de la cuvette, sputcheon of the mouth-piece of a sword-scabbard, or that part which retains the wooden scabbard. 1878Times 19 Nov. 10/2 The metal ‘sputcheon’ or ‘cup-lining’ of the scabbard's mouth must come in contact with the blade-edge when the sword is drawn. |