Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
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saber .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
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saber .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun UK, Canada A light
sword , sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point. - noun UK, Canada, fencing A modern
fencing sword modeled after the sabre. - verb UK, Canada, transitive To
hit orkill with a sabre.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb cut or injure with a saber
- noun a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
- noun a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
- verb kill with a saber
Etymologies
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Examples
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He refrains from sabre-rattling with regard to Iran -- although I have no doubt the sabre is at the ready and will be unsheathed frequently on the campaign trail.
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Responding to the latest pronouncements from Sinn Féin North Down DUP MLA Peter Weir reiterated that his party would not be bullied by what he termed sabre-rattling.
Politics.ie 2009
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Becca was too young for the rec center class, but because her interest was piqued the family found a club where she could begin sabre instruction.
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Well, the 1897 pattern sabre is a beaut - but more when I've tried it out properly, and had time to check its history.
New sword zornhau 2007
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So Windu's pretentiously-coloured sabre is finally being put to good use ...
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This shouldn't be an exercise in sabre rattling but a "facts of life" view of how a business makes money in a tough global competitive marketplace, how a business pays taxes, how a business contributes to economic well-being, how business makes a social-infrastructure possible and sustainable.
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It's faster, it's shorter, Ward says of the sabre, which is associated with the swashbuckling aspects of fencing.
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In tai chi class we're doing the broadsword sabre form now, don't know if I mentioned that.
Archive 2006-01-01 Holly 2006
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Fighting with a sabre is a very different kettle of the piscine variety compared to the rapier.
Cold Steel and Hot Blood neil h 2006
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In tai chi class we're doing the broadsword sabre form now, don't know if I mentioned that.
Happy MLK day. Holly 2006
john commented on the word sabre
The North American F-86. More on Wikipedia.
December 30, 2008