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Saber
Pronunciation : Sa"ber, Sa"bre
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. sabre, G. s?bel; of uncertain origin; cf. Hung. sz?blya, Pol. szabla, Russ. sabla, and L. Gr.
Definition : Defn: 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 (Zo?l.), the cutlass fish.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Sa"ber, Sa"bre
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. F. sabrer.]
Definition : Defn: To strike, cut, or kill with a saber; to cut down, as with a saber. You send troops to saber and bayonet us into submission. Burke.
t. [imp. & p. p. Sabered or Sabred (; p. pr. & vb. n. Sabering or Sabring (.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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