Webster's English Dictionary

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sheathe

sheathe also sheath \'she-th\ \'she-th\ \'she--th*r, -th*r\ vt 1: to put 
   into or furnish with a sheath  2a: to plunge or bury in flesh  2b: to 
   withdraw (a claw) into a sheath  3: to case or cover with something (as 
   thin boards or sheets of metal) tha t protects - sheath.er n