Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A heavy cavalry sword with a one-edged, slightly curved blade.
- noun A light dueling or fencing sword having an arched guard covering the hand and a tapered flexible blade with a cutting edge on one side and on the tip.
- transitive verb To hit, injure, or kill with a saber.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To furnish with a saber.
- To strike or cut with a saber.
- noun A heavy sword having a single edge, and thickest at the back of the blade, tapering gradually toward the edge.
- noun A soldier armed with a saber.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A sword with a broad and heavy blade, thick at the back, and usually more or less curved like a scimiter; a cavalry sword.
- noun (Zoöl.) the cutlass fish.
- transitive verb To strike, cut, or kill with a saber; to cut down, as with a saber.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
sabre .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb kill with a saber
- noun a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
- verb cut or injure with a saber
- noun a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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So while they're watching the administration, they're suspicious of its motives and what they call saber rattling.
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In Spanish, for example, "saber" is the infinitive of "to know" in the sense of knowing a fact or knowing how to do something.
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Kids would really want to be Anakin and the light saber is the perfect accessory that will go along with this great Halloween costume.
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A light saber is one of the most important aspects of this costume.
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A light saber is one of the most important aspects of this costume.
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I have a Ep. III Anakin saber, well the hilt pommel where you put the batteries in corroded and I wanna replace it, does anyone know where i can buy a replacement battery housing?
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Ward shines in saber events, wins USA TODAY's weekly honor - USATODAY. com
Ward shines in saber events, wins USA TODAY's weekly honor 2008
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Ward shines in saber events, wins USA TODAY's weekly honor
Ward shines in saber events, wins USA TODAY's weekly honor 2008
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We will get more from our government if the legislative saber is used judiciously.
Sound Politics: Why Is Seattle Such a Wuss About Strip Clubs? 2006
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No lo podemos descutir sin saber con quien o para que estamos descutiendo.
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