( <美> saber)
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- a heavy cavalry sword with a curved blade and a single cutting edge马刀, 军刀; 佩刀。
1.1
- a light fencing sword with a tapering, typically curved blade佩剑, 花剑。
1.2
- historical a cavalry soldier and horse〈史〉骑兵。
词源
late 17th cent.: from French, alteration of obsolete sable, from German Sabel （local variant of Säbel）, from Hungarian szablya.