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Definitions for: Saber
[n] a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
[n] a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
[v] injure with a sabre
[v] kill with a saber
[v] cut with a saber
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Sa"ber, Sabre Sa"bre, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saberedor
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.
Synonyms: cavalry sword, sabre, sabre, sabre
See Also: blade, brand, cut, fencing sword, injure, kill, scimitar, steel, sword, wound
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