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Uncommonsheath
The correct spelling is sheath.
How to pronounce sheath
/ʃiːθ/
nounIPA: /ʃiːθ/
Say it like: Shee-th
The correct spelling is sheath. A holster for a sword; a scabbard.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A holster for a sword; a scabbard.
- 2.(by extension) Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard that is used to hold an object that is longer than it is wide.
- 3.The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a branch or stem, as in grasses.
- 4.The insulating outer cover of an electrical cable.
- 5.One of the elytra of an insect.
verb
- 1.To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.
- 2.To encase (something) with a protective covering.
- 3.Of an animal: to draw back or retract (a body part) into the body, such as claws into a paw.
- 4.To thrust (a sharp object like a sword, a claw, or a tusk) into something.
- 5.To abandon or cease (animosity, etc.)
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