sputcheonn.
/ˈspʌtʃən/ (See quots.)
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1852 R. Burn Naval & Mil. Techn. Dict. French Lang. (ed. 2) i. 37 Batte de la cuvette, sputcheon of the mouth-piece of a sword-scabbard, or that part which retains the wooden scabbard.
1878 Times 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.
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