A good sword is the one left in its scabbard. From LearnThat.org. [Japanese proverb.]
The sword scabbard is missing a piece, but again, I can always order a new one. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-01-01] Reference
But am I the only to notice that Jaime's scabbard is on the wrong hip?. From Wordnik.com. [Now Shipping] Reference
It's not a sword scabbard, but it is a sword cover. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery of the Headless Horse]
He picked up the sword scabbard from where it lay beside the bed. From Wordnik.com. [Warlock]
A sword scabbard rapped against the bulbous leg of the billiard table. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Devil]
He cackled and turned, his slim sword scabbard scraping on the ground. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Enemy]
He stuffed his sword scabbard in his bags and hid them and the saddle. From Wordnik.com. [Odyssey]
Colonel Rafael, saluted so feelingly with your sword scabbard at parting. From Wordnik.com. [Cabbages and Kings] Reference
He stuffed his sword scabbard in his bags and hid them and the saddle. From Wordnik.com. [Odyssey]
His pack, haversack, rifle, cartridge box and sword scabbard bounced and banged as he ran. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Havoc]
The belt-plate and crescented sword scabbard were aflame with brilliants on blue enamelling. From Wordnik.com. [The Prince of India — Volume 01] Reference
Shirou is surprised by this and learns that the scabbard is the one that belongs to Excalibur. From Wordnik.com. [Anime Nano!] Reference
He slid his sword scabbard clear of his sash, wedged it like a lever into the masonry and wrenched. From Wordnik.com. [The Silicon Mage]
The blade was in its scabbard, but the scabbard was a mass of jewels, and the handle a flaming ruby. From Wordnik.com. [The Prince of India — Volume 01] Reference
"It will make a sword scabbard that will avail somewhat against such like folk if ever we meet them again.". From Wordnik.com. [King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet] Reference
It has an openwork silver handle and guard; the blade sheathed in a white scabbard, which is silver-mounted. From Wordnik.com. [The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette] Reference
At the point of the scabbard is a round knob, and the weapon is so long, that a man when walking cannot swing his right arm. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah] Reference
The whole scabbard is covered with heavy chasing. From Wordnik.com. [Sword of Honour Presented to General M'Clellan by the City of Philadelphia] Reference
Nylon "scabbard" included - with adjustable shoulder strap. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets] Reference
Glew'd to my scabbard with wrong'd orphans 'tears. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810] Reference
Fergus's mind withdraws like a sword leaving a scabbard. From Wordnik.com. [Mind Games] Reference
I brought my sword to a salute, and returned it to its scabbard. From Wordnik.com. [The Tory Maid] Reference
He left his sword ready in the scabbard, and his dag primed for use. From Wordnik.com. [Border Ghost Stories] Reference
Then returning my sword to its scabbard with an angry ring, I made her. From Wordnik.com. [The Rose of Old St. Louis] Reference
Morgan sheathed his rifle in the battered scabbard that hung on his saddle. From Wordnik.com. [Trail's End] Reference
Anyway, I put the helmet on my head and took the sword out of the scabbard. From Wordnik.com. [Four Days The Story of a War Marriage] Reference
The left arm is covered by a ponderous shield, and he draws a sword in a scabbard. From Wordnik.com. [Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter] Reference
One man received a sword splendidly decorated with gems upon its scabbard and hilt. From Wordnik.com. [Edmond Dantès] Reference
He found an old, rusty sword, its scabbard a load, yet he carried it wherever he went. From Wordnik.com. [Watch Yourself Go By] Reference
There were three of us: one had lost a horse, killed; one a hat and one a sword-scabbard. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
The Bold Tin Soldier slipped his sword back into its scabbard, and his men lowered their guns. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of a White Rocking Horse] Reference
Another sword, with brass scabbard, of elegant workmanship and richly gilt, was found near Bardney. From Wordnik.com. [Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter] Reference
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