Glossarysabre
sabre
2 entries found.| saber[1,noun]saber[2,transitive verb] |
- Main Entry:
- 1sa·ber
- Variant(s):
- or sa·bre \ˈsā-bər\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- French sabre, modification of German dialect Sabel, from Middle High German, probably of Slavic origin; akin to Russian sablya saber
- Date:
- 1680
1: a cavalry sword with a curved blade, thick back, and guard2 a: a light fencing or dueling sword having an arched guard that covers the back of the hand and a tapering flexible blade with a full cutting edge along one side and a partial cutting edge on the back at the tip — compare épée, foil b: the sport of fencing with the saber