Meanings
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1
verb
to put a knife, sword, or similar blade into its sheath
The officer sheathed his sword when the fighting ended.
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2
verb
to cover or enclose something in a protective outer layer
Workers sheathed the cable in flexible plastic to protect it from moisture.
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3
verb
to drive or bury a blade deeply into something
The hunter sheathed the knife in the wooden target with a single throw.
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Etymology
From Middle English shethen, based on sheath, which continues Old English sceath 'covering for a blade.' The protective-covering sense extends the action from weapons to cables, walls, and other objects.