Illustration of saber
- saber 1
variants
or chiefly British sabre
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 épée, foil entry 4
b
: the sport of fencing with the saber
variants
or chiefly British sabre
sabered or sabred; sabering or sabring
ˈsā-b(ə-)riŋ 
: to strike, cut, or kill with a saber
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Yan Xuetong, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
And its saber teeth were more commonly associated with mammals like Smilodon, which emerged in North America about 2.5 million years ago.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
Just recently, there’s evidence that some of the anti-monopoly saber rattling might be working.
—Steven Hill, The Mercury News, 20 July 2024
Poke someone with the saber, and its blade will safely collapse without damage.
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 31 Aug. 2024
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Noun
If Trump carries through with his threat of targeting China with economic measures and engages in more saber rattling, the resulting political tension between the two states will inevitably encourage hostility between their respective peoples.
—Yan Xuetong, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
And its saber teeth were more commonly associated with mammals like Smilodon, which emerged in North America about 2.5 million years ago.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
Just recently, there’s evidence that some of the anti-monopoly saber rattling might be working.
—Steven Hill, The Mercury News, 20 July 2024
Poke someone with the saber, and its blade will safely collapse without damage.
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 31 Aug. 2024
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“Saber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saber. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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