verb
- past tense of sabre; struck or cut with a sabre (a heavy cavalry sword)
Usage: military; historical
Examples
- The cavalry officer sabred his way through the enemy ranks.
- During the charge, he sabred two opposing soldiers.
- The hussar sabred the rope to free the prisoners.
- In the battle, many were sabred by the mounted troops.
- The documentary showed how soldiers sabred their enemies in medieval warfare.