sabretache

/ (Ë?sÃ¦bÉ™ËŒtÃ¦Ê?) /

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noun

a leather case suspended from a cavalryman's saddle

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Word Origin for sabretache

C19: via French from German SÃ¤beltasche sabre pocket

Words nearby sabretache

sabotage, saboteur, sabra, sabre, sabre-rattling, sabretache, sabre-toothed tiger, Sabrina, SABS, sabulous, sac

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How to use sabretache in a sentence

Joseph, his valet, handed him his sabretache and saber, and they all went out into the vestibule.
War and Peace|Leo Tolstoy
For there was the sabretache to examine and admire, with its ornate embossings and glittering embroidery.
Draw Swords!|George Manville Fenn
Having finished, he locked his room and put the key in his sabretache.
The Folk-Tales of the Magyars|Various
The yellow stripes down his legs and the sabre and sabretache were dazzling to Kettle, But an objection rose on the horizon.
Betty at Fort Blizzard|Molly Elliot Seawell

Denisov smiled, took out of his sabretache a handkerchief that diffused a smell of perfume, and put it to Nesvitski's nose.
War and Peace|Leo Tolstoy

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