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Noun: sabre  sey-bu(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: saber)
  1. (fencing) a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
    "The fencer lunged with her sabre"; "He parried the sabre attack skilfully";
    - saber [US]
     
  2. A stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
    "The officer brandished his sabre as he led the charge";
    - cavalry sword, saber [US]
Verb: sabre  sey-bu(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: saber)
  1. Cut or injure with a sabre
    "The cavalry sabred their way through the enemy lines";
    - saber [US]
     
  2. Kill with a sabre
    "The cavalry officer sabred the enemy soldier";
    - saber [US]

Derived forms: sabred, sabres, sabring

Type of: blade, brand, cut, fencing sword, kill, steel, sword

Encyclopedia: Sabre