a sheath for the blade of a sword or dagger, typically made of leather or metal:a ceremonial sword hung at his side in a gilded scabbard
a sheath for a gun or other weapon or tool.
Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French escalberc, from a Germanic compound of words meaning 'cut' (related to shear) and 'protect' (related to the second element of hauberk)
scabbard in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of scabbard in the US English dictionary
