Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sabretasche

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sabre-tasche
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A leather case or pocket worn by cavalry at the left side, suspended from the swordbelt.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Oh, love is the soul of an Irish dragoon In battle, in bivouac, or in saloon, From the tip of his spur to his bright sabretasche."

Etymology

Borrowed from French sabretache, from German.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: sabretache

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

sabretasches (plural)

Questions

What does sabretasche mean?: A leather case or pocket worn by cavalry at the left side, suspended from the swordbelt.
Where does sabretasche come from?: It is traced to French.

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