Word Study
Index
: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
[2x]
: S S- S. S/ Sa Sb Sc Sd Se Sf Sg Sh Si Sj Sk Sl Sm Sn So Sp Sq Sr Ss St Su Sv Sw Sy Sz
sabot | sabotage | saboteur | sabotière | sabra | sabre | sabre rattling | sabre-toothed | sabrebill | sabretasche | sabrina work

sabre

RELATED WORD :


 : 
Noun, Verb (transitive)
 : 
sa=bre

CIDE DICTIONARY

sabren. [F. sabre, G. säbel; of uncertain origin; cf. Hung. száblya, Pol. szabla, Russ. sabla, and L. Gr. zabo`s crooked, curved.].
     A sword with a broad and heavy blade, thick at the back, and usually more or less curved like a scimiter; a cavalry sword.  [1913 Webster]
Saber fish, or Sabre fish (Zoöl.), the cutlass fish.
sabrev. t. [Cf. F. sabrer.].
     To strike, cut, or kill with a saber; to cut down, as with a saber.  [1913 Webster]
    "You send troops to saber and bayonet us into submission."  [1913 Webster]
sabren. & v. 
     See Saber.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

sabre, n. & v. (US saber)
--n.
1 a cavalry sword with a curved blade.
2 a cavalry soldier and horse.
3 a light fencing-sword with a tapering blade.
--v.tr. cut down or wound with a sabre.

Idiom
sabre-bill any S. American bird of the genus Campylorhamphus with a long curved bill. sabre-cut
1 a blow with a sabre.
2 a wound made or a scar left by this. sabre-rattling a display or threat of military force. sabre-toothed designating any of various extinct mammals having long sabre-shaped upper canines. sabre-wing a S. American humming-bird, Campylopterus falcatus, with curved wings.
Etymology
F, earlier sable f. G Sabel, S{auml}bel, Schabel f. Pol. szabla or Magyar szablya

For further exploring for "sabre" in Webster Dictionary Online


TIP #04: Try using range (OT and NT) to better focus your searches. [ALL]
created in 0.25 seconds
powered by bible.org