sabre

Meanings

Plural: sabres

Noun

a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
A light sword with a curved blade, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.
A modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre.

Verb

cut or injure with a saber
kill with a saber
To strike or kill with a sabre.
To open (a bottle) via sabrage.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French sabre, from German Säbel, from Polish szabla, from Hungarian szablya. Cognate with Danish sabel, Russian са́бля (sáblja), Serbo-Croatian сабља, Sicilian sciàbbula.

Synonyms

cavalry sword, saber

Scrabble Score: 7

sabre is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sabre is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sabre is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

sabre is a valid Words With Friends word