[ 'seɪbə ]
( US saber )
■ noun
1》 a heavy cavalry sword with a curved blade and a single cutting edge.
↘ historical a cavalry soldier and horse.
2》 a light fencing sword with a tapering, typically curved blade.
■ verb archaic cut down or wound with a ~.
Origin
C17: from Fr., alt. of obs. sable , from Ger. Sabel (local var. of Säbel ), from Hungarian szablya .