Definitions
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- adjective resembling a
sabre
Etymologies
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Examples
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Leaving Khelaya standing in the back hall, Kharl hurried up the stairs to reclaim the sabrelike truncheon and sword belt.
Ordermaster Modesitt, L. E. 2005
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And then, at the height of Leal's mastery, the buU suddenly whipped upward with his sabrelike left horn, caught Leal in the groin, and threw him into the air.
Mexico Michener, James 1992
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When the bull saw him approaching he waited till the MUCA moment, then swung his forequarters about and lashed out with his sabrelike right hom, catching Victoriano in the right leg.
Mexico Michener, James 1992
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The person called Hank had once escaped with his life only by means of a tin of milk which had caught on the sabrelike tushes of the animal pursuing him, thus rendering him harmless and easy of capture.
Ruggles of Red Gap Harry Leon Wilson 1903
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