Saber \Sa"ber\, Sabre \Sa"bre\, n. [F. sabre, G. s["a]bel; of uncertain origin; cf. Hung. sz['a]blya, Pol. szabla, Russ. sabla, and L. Gr. zabo`s crooked, curved.]

A sword with a broad and heavy blade, thick at the back, and usually more or less curved like a scimiter; a cavalry sword.

Saber fish, or Sabre fish (Zo["o]l.), the cutlass fish.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Saber \Sa"ber\, Sabre \Sa"bre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saberedor Sabred; p. pr. & vb. n. Sabering or Sabring.]

[Cf. F. sabrer.]

To strike, cut, or kill with a saber; to cut down, as with a saber.

You send troops to saber and bayonet us into submission. --Burke.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)