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saber definition

sa·ber (sā′bər)

noun

  1. a heavy cavalry sword with a slightly curved blade
  2. Fencing a type of weapon, heavier than a foil, used with a slashing as well as thrusting movement: a touch may be scored with the edge or point

Etymology: Fr sabre < Ger sabel < MHG < Pol & Hung: Pol szabla < Hung szablya

transitive verb

to strike, wound, or kill with a saber

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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