sabre

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From French sabre, from German Säbel, from Hungarian szablya, cognate with Danish sabel, Russian сабля, Serbo-Croatian сабља.

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sabre (plural sabres)

  1. (UK, Canada) A light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.
  2. (UK, Canada, fencing) A modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre.

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sabre (third-person singular simple present sabres, present participle sabring, simple past and past participle sabred)

  1. (UK, Canada, transitive) To hit or kill with a sabre.

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Basque [edit]

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Noun [edit]

sabre

  1. sabre, saber

Catalan [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From French sabre, from German Säbel.

Noun [edit]

sabre m (plural sabres)

  1. sabre

French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From German Säbel.

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sabre m (plural sabres)

  1. a single-edged sword
  2. the force, arms
  3. cutlassfish

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Portuguese [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From French sabre, from German Säbel, from Hungarian szablya.

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sabre m (plural sabres)

  1. sabre (military weapon)
  2. sabre (fencing weapon)

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