sabre

noun

1. (Canada, UK)A light sword with a curved blade, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.

   “Jewan Sadit, who ſtood before the prince, obſerving his youthful temerity, threw himſelf between him and danger, and with a nervous arm, wielding a ſharp ſabre, of the hard tempered ſteel of Damiſk, ruſhing upon the tyger, he ſtruck him acroſs the forehead.”

2. (Canada, UK)A modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre.

   “The country’s fencing federation has officially recognised lightsaber duelling as a competitive sport, granting the weapon from George Lucas’s space saga the same status as the foil, epee and sabre, the traditional blades used at the Olympics.”

verb

1. (Canada, UK, transitive)To strike or kill with a sabre.

   “There lie poor sallow workworn weavers, and complain no more now; women themselves are slashed and sabred, howling terror fills the air; […]”

2. (Canada, UK, transitive)To open (a bottle) via sabrage.