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sheathed the sword

sheathed the sword is the simple past and past participle of sheathe the sword.

Meaning of sheathe the sword

Verb

sheathe the sword (third-person singular simple present sheathes the sword, present participle sheathing the sword, simple past and past participle sheathed the sword)

  1. (idiomatic) To end a battle; to make peace.
    • 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...1777, John Wilkes, The Conquest of the Americans

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What is sheathed the sword the simple past and past participle of?
Sheathed the sword is the simple past and past participle of sheathe the sword.

Words near sheathed the sword in the dictionary

  1. sheathe
  2. sheathe the sword
  3. sheathed
  4. sheathed cable
  5. sheathed cables
  6. sheathed the sword
  7. sheathedst
  8. sheather
  9. sheathers
  10. sheathes
  11. sheathes the sword

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