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saber

noun

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sa·ber | \ ˈsā-bər

variants: or chiefly British sabre

Definition of saber

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a cavalry sword with a curved blade, thick back, and guard

2a : 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 entry 4

b : the sport of fencing with the saber

saber

verb

variants: or chiefly British sabre

sabered or sabred; sabering or sabring\ ˈsā-b(ə-)riŋ

Definition of saber (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to strike, cut, or kill with a saber

Examples of saber in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Months of saber-rattling from Trump also led many local officials to expect a fight. — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, "The Philadelphian Left Holds the Line," 6 Nov. 2020 The saber also opens up a host of theories, but the most hotly debated is whether or not Moff Gideon is force sensitive. — Kelsea Stahler, refinery29.com, "What You Actually Need To Remember From The Mandalorian Season 1," 29 Oct. 2020 Constantly scanning your environment for a saber-toothed tiger made sense back in the day. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, "Surviving 2020's election countdown with your sanity intact," 27 Oct. 2020 China’s saber-rattling around Taiwan has raised the specter of a confrontation between the mainland communist regime and the government in Taipei. — Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, "Allies fear bad actors will take advantage of 'power vacuum' during election chaos," 19 Oct. 2020 Perhaps this current bout of the jitters is just another round of political posturing and saber-rattling. — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, "Taiwan Is the Next Front in the U.S.-China Standoff," 10 Oct. 2020 But even if the tariff-happy Trump is not around in January to muck with their business, brewers worry that there is more political trouble ahead, with Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi engaged in their own saber-rattling at foreign trade. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "Beer-Drinkers and Tax-Raisers," 1 Oct. 2020 This vast, nationwide campaign of commemoration for Soleimani aimed, above all, to exploit his popularity as a symbol of national unity while saber-rattling to advertise the country’s power to exact revenge on Soleimani’s assassins. — Amir Ahmadi Arian, The New York Review of Books, "The Martyrdom of Soleimani in the Propaganda Art of Iran," 30 Sep. 2020 The adult bear lived its life sometime in the last Ice Age, at the same time as large animals like woolly mammoths, mastodons and saber-toothed tigers. — Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, "Ice Age Cave Bear Found Preserved in Permafrost on Siberian Island," 17 Sep. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb At the end of the night, learn to saber a bottle of champagne. — Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, "21 Bay Area wine festivals and cocktail events in July and beyond," 22 June 2019 Below, Pelka counsels us on everything from how to select the perfect Champagne to how to safely saber your bottle of bubbly. — Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, "A Champagne Lover’s Guide to Hosting a Last-Minute Bastille Day Soirée," 13 July 2018 The most impressive way to kick off any Champagne-fueled party is to saber a bottle, popping the cork from the wine with the swipe of a knife. — Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, "A Champagne Lover’s Guide to Hosting a Last-Minute Bastille Day Soirée," 13 July 2018 Champagne bottles are sabered open with swords and free Lexus shuttles stop for anyone who doesn’t feel like walking more than a block. — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, "Diamonds, caviar and the Instagram-famous: Inside America's most exclusive food festival," 19 June 2018 Here's a step-by-step guide on how to saber a bottle of champagne. — Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, "How to Saber a Bottle of Champagne," 21 Dec. 2017 Michael Minnillo, the general manager of the French Laundry, the chef Thomas Keller’s elegant restaurant in Yountville, Calif., had just sabered open a bottle of Dom Pérignon, leaving the eyes of the teenagers wide. — Sam Sifton, New York Times, "Settle In for Winter With This Sausage Risotto," 18 Jan. 2018 Afterward, learn the Napoleonic tradition of sabering champagne bottles and bundle up for the Kettle One Ice Room, the world’s coldest vodka tasting room. — Destination Canada, Bon Appetit, "The Ultimate Guide to British Columbia’s Après-Ski Scene," 31 Oct. 2017 The most impressive way to kick off any Champagne-fueled party is to saber a bottle, popping the cork from the wine with the swipe of a knife. — Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, "A Champagne Lover’s Guide to Hosting a Last-Minute Bastille Day Soiree," 14 July 2017

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