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sheath noun [ ʃiːθ ]

• a close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife or sword.
Similar: scabbard, case,
Origin: Old English scǣth, scēath ‘scabbard’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schede, German Scheide, also to the verb shed2.

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