Sabre

sā′bėr, n. a heavy one-edged sword, slightly curved towards the point, used by cavalry.— v.t. to wound or kill with a sabre.— ns. Sā′bre-bill , a South American bird: a curlew; Sā′bre-fish , the hair-tail or silver eel.— adj. Sā′bre-toothed , having extremely long upper canine teeth.— n. Sā′bre-wing , a humming-bird. [Fr. sabre —Ger. säbel , prob. from the Hung. szablya .]