Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sheathe the sword

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: sheathe the s-word
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To end a battle; to make peace.

Example Sentences

"My wish and hope, therefore, is, that it will be rejected by this House; and that another, dutiful yet decent, manly address, will be presented to his majesty, praying that he would sheathe the sword, prevent the further effusion of the blood of our fellow subjects, and adopt some mode of negotiation with the general Congress, in compliance with their repeated petition, thereby restoring peace and harmony to this distracted empire."

Inflected Forms

sheathes the sword (present, singular) sheathing the sword (participle, present) sheathed the sword (participle, past) sheathed the sword (past)

Questions

What does sheathe the sword mean?: To end a battle; to make peace.

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