sabre

• Under such circumstances it seems strange that Tarleton should show such singular deference to the express as to forbear the blow, when his sabre was already uplifted, and one of his most troublesome enemies was actually beneath it. —  The Life of Francis Marion
• He then yells out for a sabre, and Alex comes running! —  starwars.com Blogs
• The point is that when Hayden flicks on the sabre, the kids are supposed to react terrified of the laser that stretches out in front of them, about to make them into youngling mince. —  starwars.com Blogs
• Before they disappeared, woolly mammoths and other massive beasts such as sabre-toothed cats, giant sloth, camels, and teratorns (predatory birds with a nearly four-metre wingspan) roamed North America. —  The Unreasonable Man
• When the sabre is changed into the sceptre, the science of legislation is short, simple, and decisive. —  The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot.

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