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- noun Plural form of
scabbard .
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Examples
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The ominous clank of sword scabbards and the jingle of brass accoutrements announced, unequivocally, that the horsemen were of the military profession.
The Purcell Papers 2003
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They wore much gold — the pectorals, their helmet ornaments, sword scabbards, belts, baldrics, buckles, bracelets, and necklaces — though none wore a Celtic neck torc.
The First Man in Rome McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1990
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April 12 -- An order is printed in the Military Journal directing all army officers to dull the metal on their uniforms and sword scabbards; it is reported that the Pope is ready to espouse the Italian cause if the nation enters the war.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 Various
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Instead of the sword-frog, the sword scabbards of Admiral D.D. Porter's pattern are fitted with a loop to slide on the waist-belt.
Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance
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Nearer and nearer drew the sounds; and I could at length distinguish, with a clearness that petrified my very soul, the banging and clanging of sword scabbards, and the panting and gasping of men, sore pressed in a wild and desperate race.
Scottish Ghost Stories Elliott O'Donnell 1918
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The ominous clank of sword scabbards and the jingle of brass accoutrements announced, unequivocally, that the horsemen were of the military profession.
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The ominous clank of sword scabbards and the jingle of brass accoutrements announced, unequivocally, that the horsemen were of the military profession.
The Purcell Papers — Volume 3 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 1843
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"These men are doubtless brave, and will be perhaps very devoted," thought he; "and forty-five swords always ready to leap from their scabbards are a grand thing."
The Forty-Five Guardsmen Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836
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Her fingers are long and drawn and thin like hollow reeds or scabbards.
Magritte Bill Yarrow 2011
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I have seen rifles fall out of scabbards when mounted on the off side butt to the rear.
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