sabre
/ˈseɪ.bɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "There lie poor sallow workworn weavers, and complain no more now; women themselves are slashed and sabred, howling terror fills the air; […]"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Säbel, szabla, szablya
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈseɪ.bɚ/
- British English: /ˈseɪ.bə/
Usage
- Canadian usage
- British usage
- Transitive verb