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scabbard
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scabbard [′skab·ərd]
(ordnance)
A sheath with an open top; it is usually made of leather or canvas and is designed to protect edged weapons, rifles, carbines, and submachine guns from the elements and rough usage.
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Pool pushed forward and were caught out as Lee Chape finished coolly to double the lead.
Pools unable to out out the Fire; Emergency Services League by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
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