sabre
[ sey-ber ]
/ Ë?seɪ bÉr /
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noun, verb (used with object), sa·bred, sa·bring.Chiefly British.
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Words nearby sabre
sabora, sabot, sabotage, saboteur, sabra, sabre, sabre-rattling, sabretache, sabre-toothed tiger, Sabrina, SABS
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British Dictionary definitions for sabre
sabre
US saber
/ (Ë?seɪbÉ) /
noun
a stout single-edged cavalry sword, having a curved blade
a sword used in fencing, having a narrow V-shaped blade, a semicircular guard, and a slightly curved hand
a cavalry soldier
verb
(tr) to injure or kill with a sabre
Word Origin for 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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