scabbard (1), scabberd, scauberd, scaubert, scaberke

[For scauberk, of which the latter syllable is, like hauberk, from the Teutonic word appearing in O. H. Ger. berg an; Ger. bergen = to protect, to hide; the first syllable is probably= O. Fr. escale ( Fr.écale, écaille ) = a shell, a husk; Ger. schale a shell, a rind, the haft of a knife. ( Skeat.)] The sheath of a sword or bayonet, made of metal, wood, leather, rawhide, or paper. "Even to melt the sword without injuring the scabbard."-War burton: Julian , bk. ii. ch. iii. scabbard-fish, s. Ichthy.: Lepidopus caudatus , fairly common in the Mediterranean and the warmer parts of the Atlantic. It is probably a deep-sea fish. Its length is from five to six feet, dorsal extending the whole length of the body, which is much compre ed. It is well-known in New Zealand, where it is called the Frost-fish, and is much esteemed as a food-fish. ( Günther .)