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sa·ber
(sā′bər)n.
1. A heavy cavalry sword with a one-edged, slightly curved blade.
2. A light dueling or fencing sword having an arched guard covering the hand and a tapered flexible blade with a cutting edge on one side and on the tip.
tr.v. sa·bered, sa·ber·ing, sa·bers
1. To hit, injure, or kill with a saber.
2. To remove the tip of (a Champagne bottle) by swiping a saber or similar instrument along the bottle's seam until it hits the lip at the bottle's tip. The pressure inside the bottle causes the tip of the glass and the cork to shoot off together.
[French sabre, from obsolete German sabel, from Middle High German, from Hungarian szablya, perhaps (probably via a word in a Turkic language akin to Kyrgyz selebe) ultimately of Tungusic origin; akin to Manchu seleme, dagger, from sele, iron.]
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saber
(ˈseɪbə)n, vb
1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) the US spelling of sabre
2. (Fencing) the US spelling of sabre
3. (Military) the US spelling of sabre
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sa•ber
(ˈseɪ bər)n.
1. a one-edged sword, usu. slightly curved, used esp. by cavalry.
2. a soldier armed with such a sword.
3.
v.t. a. a fencing sword having two cutting edges and a blunt point.
b. the art or sport of fencing with the saber.
4. to strike, wound, or kill with a saber.
[1670–80; < French sabre, sable < German Sabel, ultimately < Polish szabla]
sa′ber•like`, adj.
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saber
Past participle: sabered
Gerund: sabering
| Imperative |
|---|
| saber |
| saber |
| Present |
|---|
| I saber |
| you saber |
| he/she/it sabers |
| we saber |
| you saber |
| they saber |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I sabered |
| you sabered |
| he/she/it sabered |
| we sabered |
| you sabered |
| they sabered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am sabering |
| you are sabering |
| he/she/it is sabering |
| we are sabering |
| you are sabering |
| they are sabering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have sabered |
| you have sabered |
| he/she/it has sabered |
| we have sabered |
| you have sabered |
| they have sabered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was sabering |
| you were sabering |
| he/she/it was sabering |
| we were sabering |
| you were sabering |
| they were sabering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had sabered |
| you had sabered |
| he/she/it had sabered |
| we had sabered |
| you had sabered |
| they had sabered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will saber |
| you will saber |
| he/she/it will saber |
| we will saber |
| you will saber |
| they will saber |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have sabered |
| you will have sabered |
| he/she/it will have sabered |
| we will have sabered |
| you will have sabered |
| they will have sabered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be sabering |
| you will be sabering |
| he/she/it will be sabering |
| we will be sabering |
| you will be sabering |
| they will be sabering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been sabering |
| you have been sabering |
| he/she/it has been sabering |
| we have been sabering |
| you have been sabering |
| they have been sabering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been sabering |
| you will have been sabering |
| he/she/it will have been sabering |
| we will have been sabering |
| you will have been sabering |
| they will have been sabering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been sabering |
| you had been sabering |
| he/she/it had been sabering |
| we had been sabering |
| you had been sabering |
| they had been sabering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would saber |
| you would saber |
| he/she/it would saber |
| we would saber |
| you would saber |
| they would saber |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have sabered |
| you would have sabered |
| he/she/it would have sabered |
| we would have sabered |
| you would have sabered |
| they would have sabered |
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Noun 1. [画像:saber - a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle]saber - a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
fencing - the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)
fencing sword - a sword used in the sport of fencing
2. saber - a stout sword with a curved blade and thick backsaber - a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
scimitar - a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade
Verb 1. saber - cut or injure with a saber
cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
2. saber - kill with a saber
kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
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Translations
sabre
(American) saber (ˈseibə) noun a type of curved sword, used by cavalry. sabel سَيْف сабя sabre šavle der Säbel sabel καμπυλωτό ξίφος του ιππικού sable saabel شمشير بلند و خميده نظامي sapeli sabre חֶרֶב פָּרָשִים तलवार sablja kard pedang riddarasverð sciabola サーベル 군도 kardas zobens pedang lengkung sabel sabel szabla توره sabre sabie сабля, шашка šabľa sablja sablja sabel ดาบโค้ง süvari kılıcı 馬刀,軍刀 шабля خمدار تلوار kiếm lưỡi cong của kị binh 马刀,军刀
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