Definition for SA'BER

SA'BER, n. [Fr. sabre; Arm. sabrenn, seiabla; Sp. sable; D. sabel; G. säbel. Qu. Ar. سَبَّ sabba, to cut.]

A sword or cimiter with a broad and heavy blade, thick at the back, and a little falcated or hooked at the point; a falchion. – Encyc.

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