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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Saber \Sa"ber\, Sabre \Sa"bre\, noun [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 like a scimiter; a cavalry sword.
{Saber fish}, or {Sabre fish} (Zo["o]l.), the cutlass fish.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Saber \Sa"ber\, Sabre \Sa"bre\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Sabered}or {Sabred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sabering} or {Sabring}.] [Cf. F. sabrer.] To strike, cut, or kill with a saber; to cut down, as with a saber.
You send troops to saber and bayonet us into submission. --Burke.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sabre \Sa"bre\, noun & v. See {Saber}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sabre
noun
1: a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle [syn: {saber}]
2: a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back [syn: {cavalry sword}, {saber}]
verb
1: cut or injure with a saber [syn: {saber}]
2: kill with a saber [syn: {saber}]
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
SABRE Semi-Automatic Business Related Environment (OS, IBM 7090)
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