Antonyms for sabering

Grammar : Verb

Spell : sey-ber

Phonetic Transcription : ˈseɪ bər

Definition of sabering

Origin : type of single-edged sword, 1670s, from French sabre "heavy, curved sword" (17c.), alteration of sable (1630s), from German Sabel, Säbel, probably ultimately from Hungarian szablya "saber," literally "tool to cut with," from szabni "to cut."
The Balto-Slavic words (cf. Russian sablya, Polish szabla "sword, saber," Lithuanian shoble) perhaps also are from German. Italian sciabla seems to be directly from Hungarian. Saber-rattling "militarism" is attested from 1922. Saber-toothed cat (originally tiger) is attested from 1849.

As in stab : verb puncture, pierce with sharp, pointed object
As in cut : verb sever, chop with sharp instrument; incise

Example sentences :

British cavalry captured a battery at Rumilly, sabering the crews.
Extract from : « America's War for Humanity » by Thomas Herbert Russell

The crew of the "Delaware" boarded the "Fanny," sabering and shooting her defenders until they fled over the side into the water.
Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.

Synonyms for sabering

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