Saber
Saber , noun
[French sabre, German sabel; of uncertain origin; compare Hung. száblya, Pol. szabla, Russ. sabla, and L. Greek zabo`s crooked, curved.]
A sword with a broad and heavy blade, thick at the back, and usually more or less curved like a scimiter; a cavalry sword.
Collocations (1)
Saber fish or Sabre fish (Zoology) , the cutlass fish.
Also: Sabre
Saber , transitive verb
[Compare French sabrer.]
To strike, cut, or kill with a saber; to cut down, as with a saber.
You send troops to saber and bayonet us into submission.
Also: Sabre