Definition of Sabre

1. Noun. A fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle.

Exact synonyms: Saber
Category relationships: Fencing
Generic synonyms: Fencing Sword
Derivative terms: Saber, Saber

2. Verb. Cut or injure with a saber.
Exact synonyms: Saber
Generic synonyms: Cut
Derivative terms: Saber, Saber

3. Noun. A stout sword with a curved blade and thick back.
Exact synonyms: Cavalry Sword, Saber
Specialized synonyms: Scimitar
Generic synonyms: Blade, Brand, Steel, Sword
Derivative terms: Saber, Saber

4. Verb. Kill with a saber.
Exact synonyms: Saber
Generic synonyms: Kill
Derivative terms: Saber, Saber

Definition of Sabre

1. n. & v. See Saber.

Definition of Sabre

1. Noun. (UK Canada) A light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point. ¹

2. Noun. (UK Canada fencing) A modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre. ¹

3. Verb. (UK Canada transitive) To hit or kill with a sabre. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sabre

1. to saber [v -BRED, -BRING, -BRES] - See also: saber

Medical Definition of Sabre

1. A sword with a broad and heavy blade, thick at the back, and usually more or less curved like a scimiter; a cavalry sword. Saber fish, or Sabre fish, the cutlass fish. Origin: F. Sabre, G. Sabel; of uncertain origin; cf. Hung. Szablya, Pol. Szabla, Russ. Sabla, and L. Gr. Crooked, curved. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sabre

sabot heart
sabotage
sabotaged
sabotager
sabotagers
sabotages
sabotaging
saboteur
saboteurs
sabotier
sabotiers
sabots
sabra
sabrage
sabras
sabre (current term)
sabre-rattling
sabre-tooth
sabre-toothed
sabre-toothed cat
sabre-toothed tiger
sabre-toothed tigers
sabre-tooths
sabre rattling
sabre saw
sabrebill
sabred
sabrelike
sabres

Literary usage of Sabre

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of American Folk-lore by American Folklore Society (1917)
"Pour tout héritage, Petit-Jean reçoit de son père un sabre coupant sept lieues ... Avec son sabre, il part à pied pour voyage. 1 Le texte de Fournier, ici, ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Until 1900 it was the common fencing sabre in Great Britain, ... About 1000 the light Italian sabre was introduced and became the recognized ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Besides the heavy German basket- sabre and the Schläger (see below) there are two varieties of sabre used for fencing, the military sword and the so-called ..."

4. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1866)
"They drove them in confusion, killing and wounding many with the sabre, and captured twenty prisoners, including three (3) commissioned officers. ..."

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