ˈseɪbə n. & v. (US saber) --n. 1 a
cavalry sword with a curved
blade. 2 a cavalry
soldier and horse. 3 a
light fencing-sword with a tapering blade. --v.tr.
cut down or wound with a sabre. øsabre-bill
any S.
American bird of
the genus Campylorhamphus with a long curved bill. sabre-cut 1 a blow with a sabre. 2 a wound
made or a scar left by
this. sabre-rattling a
display or
threat of
military force. sabre-toothed designating any of
various extinct mammals having long sabre-shaped upper canines. sabre-wing a S. American humming-bird, Campylopterus falcatus, with curved wings. [F, earlier sable f. G Sabel, Säbel, Schabel f. Pol. szabla or
Magyar szablya]