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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. In a sword-scabbard, the inner part of the mouthpiece, which holds the lining in place.

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  • “She held her mouth slitted open in anguish so that in Inman's mind it resembled the sputcheon to a sword scabbard.”

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  • jmjarmstrong JM is just plain happy there is the word ‘sputcheon’ that he can draw upon Apr 10, 2009

‘sputcheon’ has been looked up 882 times, loved by 1 person, added to 4 lists, commented on 1 time, and is not a valid Scrabble word.