resheath

R1E1S1H4E1A1T1H4

verb

To sheath again, to return to its sheath.

OriginEnglish sheath ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbresheath (third-person singular simple present resheaths, present participle resheathing, simple past and past participle resheathed)

present singular third person resheaths · participle present resheathing · participle past resheathed · past resheathed · alternative resheathe

  1. To sheath again, to return to its sheath.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishsheath
  7. Englishresheath

From re- + sheath.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sheather
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APA

resheath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resheath

MLA

“resheath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resheath. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resheath,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resheath.

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