[sa.ber] or sa.bre n [F sabre, modif. of G dial. Sabel, fr. MHG, prob. of Slav origin; akin to Russ sablya saber] (1680) 1: a cavalry sword with a curved blade, thick back, and guard
2. a: a light fencing or dueling sword having an arched guard that covers the back of the hand and a tapering flexible blade with a full cutting edge along one side and a partial cutting edge on the back at the tip--compare epee, foil b: the sport of fencing with the saber
[2]saber or sabre vt sa.bered or sa.bred ; sa.ber.ing or sa.bring (1790): to strike, cut, or kill with a saber