sabre.
A light sword with a curved blade, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.
Meaning & usage
A light sword with a curved blade, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.
A modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French sabre, from German Säbel, from Polish szabla, from Hungarian szablya. Cognate with Danish sabel, Russian са́бля (sáblja), Serbo-Croatian сабља, Sicilian sciàbbula.
To strike or kill with a sabre.
To open (a bottle) via sabrage.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French sabre, from German Säbel, from Polish szabla, from Hungarian szablya. Cognate with Danish sabel, Russian са́бля (sáblja), Serbo-Croatian сабља, Sicilian sciàbbula.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.