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sa·bre
(sā′bər)n. & v. Chiefly British
Variant of saber.
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sabre
(ˈseɪbə) orsaber
n
1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a stout single-edged cavalry sword, having a curved blade
2. (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
(Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) (tr) to injure or kill with a sabre
[C17: via French from German (dialect) Sabel, from Middle High German sebel, perhaps from Magyar száblya; compare Russian sablya sabre]
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sa•bre
(ˈseɪ bər)n., v.t. -bred, -bring.
Chiefly Brit. saber.
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Sabre
a cavalry unit, 1829.Example: sabres and bayonets of the fields, 1829.
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sabre
Past participle: sabred
Gerund: sabring
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| Noun | 1. |  sabre - a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handlefencing - 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. |  sabre - a stout sword with a curved blade and thick backscimitar - a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade | |
| Verb | 1. | 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" |
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Translations
šavle
sabel
säiläsapeli
sablja
szablya
riddarasverî
サーブルサーベル
zobens
sabel
süvari kılıcı
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sabre
[ˈseɪbər] (British) saber (US) n → sabre msabre rattling (British) saber rattling (US) n → tentatives fpl d'intimidationCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sabre
, (US) sabern → Säbel m
sabre
, (US) saber:sabre cut
n → Säbelhiebwunde f; (duelling fraternity) → Schmiss m
sabre-rattler
n → Säbelrassler(in) m(f)
sabre-rattling
n → Säbelrasseln nt
sabre-toothed tiger
n → Säbelzahntiger m
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sabre
(American) saber (ˈseibə) noun a type of curved sword, used by cavalry.
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