sheathe.
To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.
Meaning & usage
To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.
To encase (something) with a protective covering.
Of an animal: to draw back or retract (a body part) into the body, such as claws into a paw.
To thrust (a sharp object like a sword, a claw, or a tusk) into something.
To abandon or cease (animosity, etc.)
To provide (a sword, etc.) with a sheath.
To relieve the harsh or painful effect of (a drug, a poison, etc.).
Where this word comes from
From Late Middle English shethen (“to put (a sword or knife) into a sheath, sheathe; to provide with a sheath; (figuratively) to have sexual intercourse”) [and other forms], then: * probably from Old English *scēaþian; or * possibly from Middle English sheth, shethe (“holder for a sword, knife, etc., scabbard, sheath”) [and other forms] + -en (suffix forming the infinitive of verbs). Sheth(e) is derived from Old English sċēaþ (“sheath”), from Proto-West Germanic *skaiþiju, from Proto-Germanic *skaiþiz (“sheath; covering”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to dissect, split”) (possibly from the notion of a split stick with a sword inserted).
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