sabre

[sey-ber]

noun

Chiefly British.

sabred, sabring 

1. saber.

sabre

/ ˈseɪbə /

noun

1. a stout single-edged cavalry sword, having a curved blade

2. a sword used in fencing, having a narrow V-shaped blade, a semicircular guard, and a slightly curved hand

3. a cavalry soldier

verb

1. (tr) to injure or kill with a sabre

Word History and Origins

Origin of sabre¹

C17: via French from German (dialect) Sabel, from Middle High German sebel, perhaps from Magyar száblya; compare Russian sablya sabre

Example Sentences

Putin rattling a Russian sabre was one thing.

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As she packed her bags, at one farewell event she was presented with a commemorative champagne sabre engraved with the words "always the Dame of DC".

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"The only feline species that was threatened at this level was the sabre tooth tiger thousands of years ago."

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Picture this: Mr Gilliver is stood in a pitch black fishing boat hut, dressed head to toe in dark clothing, holding a “light sabre”.

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Then again his sabre rattling in the past hasn’t come to much, so perhaps it wouldn’t again?

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Related Words

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