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a curved arguer that settled disputes before lawyers existed
means A heavy sword with a curved blade and a single cutting edge, traditionally used by cavalry.
from From French 'sabre,' itself borrowed from German 'Sabel' or 'Säbel,' which likely came from Hungarian 'szablya' — a word tied to the verb 'szabni,' to cut. The weapon and its name swept westward across Europe with mounted warriors, so the blade and the word travelled the same roads.
- name origin
- Hungarian word for cutting weapon
- cavalry favorite
- Curved blade made for slashing from horseback
- olympic sport
- Saber fencers can score on the arms
- saber-toothed
- Cats named for fangs, not swords
- champagne ritual
- Sabrage slices bottles open with one stroke
for instance
saber-toothed cat — extinct felid with 28cm canine teeth, lived during pleistocene epoch
naval saber — curved cutlass used by 18th-19th century naval officers in combat
fencing saber — competitive sword in olympic fencing with 90cm blade, scoring on torso and head