Definitions for sabreˈseɪ bər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

sa•breˈseɪ bər(n.; v.t.)-bred, -bring.

  1. Chiefly Brit.

    Category: British

    Ref: saber .

Princeton's WordNet

  1. saber, sabre(noun)

    a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle

  2. cavalry sword, saber, sabre(verb)

    a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back

  3. sabre, saber(verb)

    cut or injure with a saber

  4. saber, sabre(verb)

    kill with a saber

Wiktionary

  1. sabre(Noun)

    A light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.

  2. sabre(Noun)

    A modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre.

  3. sabre(Verb)

    To hit or kill with a sabre.

  4. Origin: From sabre, from Säbel, from szablya, cognate with Danish sabel, Russian сабля, Serbo-Croatian сабља.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sabre(noun)

    a sword with a broad and heavy blade, thick at the back, and usually more or less curved like a scimiter; a cavalry sword

  2. Sabre(verb)

    to strike, cut, or kill with a saber; to cut down, as with a saber

  3. Sabre(u)

    see Saber


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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

sabre(noun)

a type of curved sword, used by cavalry.

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