sabretache
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of sabretache
C19: via French from German Säbeltasche sabre pocket
Example Sentences
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Joseph, his valet, handed him his sabretache and saber, and they all went out into the vestibule.
From War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
Then he took up his curved sword; but this he secured to the broad sabretache over his shoulder.
From The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan by Mitford, Bertram
"And a sabre and a sabretache," continued the Sergeant.
From Betty at Fort Blizzard by Seawell, Molly Elliot
He thrust it carelessly into his sabretache, and, pulling out a crown piece, chucked it towards me, saying, "Good-bye, friend; if they don't hang you, you 'll make some noise in the world yet."
From Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas by Lever, Charles James
The spectacle of Master Isaac thus arrayed, in all the glory of epaulets and sabretache and the gold braid of a full colonel, reconciled the inhabitants of St. Peter's Port to his departure.
From The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 by Nursey, Walter R.
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