Sabre
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Sabre![]() ![]() Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 Saber \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. [1913 Webster] You send troops to saber and bayonet us into submission. --Burke. [1913 Webster] Saberbill Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 Saber \Sa"ber\, Sabre \Sa"bre\, n. [F. sabre, G. s[aum]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. [1913 Webster] Saber fish, or Sabre fish (Zool.), the cutlass fish. [1913 Webster] Saber Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 Sabre \Sa"bre\, n. & v. See Saber. [1913 Webster] Source: WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
sabre
n 1: a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved
handle [syn: saber, sabre]
2: a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back [syn:
cavalry sword, saber, sabre]
v 1: cut or injure with a saber [syn: sabre, saber]
2: kill with a saber [syn: saber, sabre]
Source: V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)
SABRE
Semi-Automatic Business Related Environment (OS, IBM 7090)
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