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sabre

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sa·bre  (sbr)
n. & v. Chiefly British
Variant of saber.

sabre US, saber [ˈseɪbə]
n
1. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a stout single-edged cavalry sword, having a curved blade
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Fencing) a sword used in fencing, having a narrow V-shaped blade, a semicircular guard, and a slightly curved hand
3. (Military) a cavalry soldier
vb
(Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) (tr) to injure or kill with a sabre
[via French from German (dialect) Sabel, from Middle High German sebel, perhaps from Magyar száblya; compare Russian sablya sabre]

Sabre a cavalry unit, 1829.
Example: sabres and bayonets of the fields, 1829.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sabresabre - a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
fencing - the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)
fencing sword - a sword used in the sport of fencing
2.sabresabre - a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
scimitar - a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade
sword, steel, blade, brand - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
Verb1.sabre - cut or injure with a saber
cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
2.sabre - kill with a saber
kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
Translations
sabre saber (US) [ˈseɪbəʳ] Nsable m

sabre [ˈseɪbər] (British) saber (US) nsabre m
sabre rattling (British) saber rattling (US) ntentatives fpl d'intimidation

sabre, (US) saber
nSäbel m

sabre, (US) saber:
sabre cut
nSäbelhiebwunde f; (duelling fraternity) → Schmiss m
sabre-rattler
nSäbelrassler(in) m(f)
sabre-rattling
nSäbelrasseln nt
sabre-toothed tiger
nSäbelzahntiger m

sabre saber (Am) [ˈseɪbəʳ] nsciabola
sabre saber (Am) [ˈseɪbəʳ] nsciabola

sabre
n sabre [ˈseibə]
a type of curved sword, used by cavalry. sabel سَيْف сабя šavle sabel der Säbel καμπυλωτό ξίφος του ιππικού sable saabel شمشير بلند و خميده نظامي sapeli sabre חֶרֶב פָּרָשִים तलवार sablja kard pedang riddarasverð sciabola サーベル 군도 kardas zobens pedang lengkung sabel sabel szabla sabre sabie сабля, шашка šabľa sablja sablja sabel ดาบโค้ง süvari kılıcı 馬刀 шабля خمدار تلوار kiếm lưỡi cong của kị binh


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He had left his country after some crash of debts, and now expressed his complete freedom from British etiquette by swinging about in uniform, sabre and spurs.
Which one might not undo without a sabre, If one could merely comprehend the plot.
He stands erect, motionless, holding his sabre in his right hand straight above his head.
 
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