sabretache
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of sabretache
C19: via French from German Säbeltasche sabre pocket
Example Sentences
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While thus occupied, I felt something heavy clink against my leg, and opening the sabretache, discovered a purse containing upwards of forty golden Napoleons and some silver.
From Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune by Charles James Lever
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 Charles James Lever
He opened it as rapid steps approached along the passage, accompanied by the jingle of spurs and the clatter of sabretache and trailing sabre.
From The Snare by Rafael Sabatini
Denisov smiled, took out of his sabretache a handkerchief that diffused a smell of perfume, and put it to Nesvitski's nose.
From War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, Count
Joseph, his valet, handed him his sabretache and saber, and they all went out into the vestibule.
From War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, Count
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