What is to case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like; as, to sheathe a ship with copper called?
sheathe — To case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like; as, to sheathe a ship with copper. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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