Sab.

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abbreviation

Sabbath.

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Words nearby Sab.

Saaremaa, Saarinen, Saarland, SaaS, Saavedra Lamas, Sab., Saba, Sabadell, sabadilla, Sabaean, Sabah

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Example sentences from the Web for Sab.

A few men in Agawa, a pueblo near the western border of the area, make beautiful clay pipes, called “ki-na-lo′-sab.”
The Bontoc Igorot|Albert Ernest Jenks
The qar'na (horn, κέρας) and sab'ka (σαμβύκη) are in root both Greek and Aramean.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Daniel|F. W. Farrar
This time, as instructed by Nell, he remembered one sentence more, and repeated this sentence: "Mac put it in the 'sab-cat.'"
100%: The Story of a Patriot|Upton Sinclair
Wacuce, my father-in-law, was the Ike-sab keeper of the pipes.
Omaha sociology (1884 N 03 / 1881-1882 (pages 205-370))|James Owen Dorsey

Sa nagkadugay ka ning trabahúa nagkatuntu ka sab, The longer you are on this job, the dumber you get.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff

British Dictionary definitions for Sab.

sab

/ (sæb) /

noun

informal a person engaged in direct action to prevent a targeted activity, esp fox hunting, taking place

Word Origin for sab

C20: shortened from saboteur

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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