saber

saber
I. noun or sabre 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 guard 2. 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 epee, foil b. the sport of fencing with the saber II. transitive verb or sabre (sabered or sabred; sabering or sabring) Date: 1790 to strike, cut, or kill with a saber

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  • saber — 1. Verbo irregular: v. conjugación modelo (→ apéndice 1, n.º 51). Este verbo se conjuga del mismo modo en todas sus acepciones, de manera que, con el sentido de ‘tener sabor a alguna cosa’, la primera persona del presente de indicativo es sé (y… …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

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  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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