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sabre |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Saber \Sa"ber\, Sabre \Sa"bre\, n. [F. sabre, G. s["a]bel; of uncertain origin; cf Hung. sz['a]blya, Pol. szabla Russ. sabla, and L. Gr zabo`s crooked, curved.] A sword with a broad and heavy blade, thick at the back and usually more or less curved like a scimiter; a cavalry sword. {Saber fish}, or {Sabre fish} (Zo["o]l.), the cutlass fish. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Saber \Sa"ber\, Sabre \Sa"bre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sabered}or {Sabred}; p. pr & vb n. {Sabering} or {Sabring}.] [Cf. F. sabrer.] To strike, cut, or kill with a saber; to cut down as with a saber. You send troops to saber and bayonet us into submission. --Burke. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sabre \Sa"bre\, n. & v. See {Saber}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sabre n 1: a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle [syn: {saber}] 2: a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back [syn: {cavalry sword}, {saber}] v 1: cut with a saber [syn: {saber}] 2: kill with a saber [syn: {saber}] 3: injure with a sabre [syn: {saber}]
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