sabre toothed

Having teeth like sabers; a term applied to the genus Mach a i rod us (q. v.), on account of the extraordinary character of its dentition. Sabre-toothed tiger : [MACH A I ROD US.] sa-bre (bre as bēr), v. t . [SABRE, 8.] To cut, strike, or kill with a saber; to cut down. " Sabring the gunners there." Tennyson: Charge of the Light Brigade. sā-bre-tache, sā-bre-tasche (bre as bēr), s. [Fr. sabretache , from Ger. säbeltasche , from säbel = a saber, and tasche a pocket.] A leather pocket suspended on the left side from the sword-belt of a cavalry officer. săb-u-lōse, a. [SABULOUS.] Bot.: Growing in sandy places. săb-u-los-i-ty, s . [ Lat.sabulosus sandy; from sabulum = sand.] The quality or state of being sabulous; sandine , grittine .