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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Chiefly British Variant of saber.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. See saber.

Wiktionary

  1. n. UK, Canada A light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.
  2. n. UK, Canada, fencing A modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre.
  3. v. UK, Canada, transitive To hit or kill with a sabre.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. See saber.

WordNet 3.0

  1. v. cut or injure with a saber
  2. n. a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
  3. n. a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
  4. v. kill with a saber

Etymologies

  1. From French sabre, from German Säbel, from Hungarian szablya, cognate with Danish sabel, Russian сабля, Serbo-Croatian сабља. (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “He refrains from sabre-rattling with regard to Iran -- although I have no doubt the sabre is at the ready and will be unsheathed frequently on the campaign trail.”

    McCain’s Speech - Swampland - TIME.com

  • “Responding to the latest pronouncements from Sinn Féin North Down DUP MLA Peter Weir reiterated that his party would not be bullied by what he termed sabre-rattling.”

    Politics.ie

  • “Becca was too young for the rec center class, but because her interest was piqued the family found a club where she could begin sabre instruction.”

    Ward ready to slash her path to the Olympic podium

  • “Well, the 1897 pattern sabre is a beaut - but more when I've tried it out properly, and had time to check its history.”

    New sword

  • “So Windu's pretentiously-coloured sabre is finally being put to good use ...”

    Scar Friends Luncheon Circle

  • “This shouldn't be an exercise in sabre rattling but a "facts of life" view of how a business makes money in a tough global competitive marketplace, how a business pays taxes, how a business contributes to economic well-being, how business makes a social-infrastructure possible and sustainable.”

    Business & The NDP: Rhetoric Versus Reality

  • “It's faster, it's shorter, Ward says of the sabre, which is associated with the swashbuckling aspects of fencing.”

    Ward ready to slash her path to the Olympic podium

  • “In tai chi class we're doing the broadsword sabre form now, don't know if I mentioned that.”

    Archive 2006-01-01

  • “Fighting with a sabre is a very different kettle of the piscine variety compared to the rapier.”

    Cold Steel and Hot Blood

  • “The sabre was their weapon and they fought the swordsmen with their own skills.”

    Sharpe's Gold

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