scabbardedadj.
/ˈskabədɪd/ 1. Having a scabbard (of a specified kind).
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scabbarded1887
1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 June 3/2 A bright array of military and naval uniforms bristling with rich scabbarded swords and medals.
2. Sheathed.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > cut of sharp weapon > cut or thrust with sword > [adjective] > sheathed
fanked?a1600
sheathed1810
scabbarded1888
society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > cut of sharp weapon > use of knives > [adjective] > sheathed
scabbarded1888
sheathed1903
1888 R. Kipling Story of Gadsbys L'Envoi, Tenderest voices cry, ‘Turn again’, Red lips tarnish the scabbarded steel.
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