Hypertext Webster Gateway: "saber"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Saber \Sa"ber\, Sabre \Sa"bre\, n. [F. sabre, G. s["a]bel; of
uncertain origin; cf. Hung. sz['a]blya, Pol. szabla, Russ.
sabla, and L. Gr. 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.
{Saber fish}, or {Sabre fish} (Zo["o]l.), the cutlass fish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Saber \Sa"ber\, Sabre \Sa"bre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sabered}or
{Sabred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sabering} or {Sabring}.] [Cf. F.
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. --Burke.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
saber
n 1: a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved
handle [syn: {sabre}]
2: a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back [syn: {cavalry
sword}, {sabre}]
v 1: cut with a saber [syn: {sabre}]
2: kill with a saber [syn: {sabre}]
3: injure with a sabre [syn: {sabre}]
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