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Saber fish
(gcide) | Saber \Sa"ber\, Sabre \Sa"bre\, n. [F. sabre, G. s[aum]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.
[1913 Webster]
Saber fish, or Sabre fish (Zool.), the cutlass fish.
[1913 Webster] Saber |
saber fish
(gcide) | cutlass fish \cutlass fish\, cutlassfish \cutlassfish\n.
1. (Zool.) a peculiar, long, thin, marine fish ({Trichiurus
lepturus}) of the southern United States and West Indies,
having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp daggerlike
teeth; -- called also frostfish, saber fish, {silver
eel}, and, improperly, swordfish; also, several related
members of the genus Trichiurus. It is closely related
to snake mackerel.
Syn: frost fish, frostfish, hairtail.
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Saber fish
(gcide) | Saber \Sa"ber\, Sabre \Sa"bre\, n. [F. sabre, G. s[aum]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.
[1913 Webster]
Saber fish, or Sabre fish (Zool.), the cutlass fish.
[1913 Webster] Sabercutlass fish \cutlass fish\, cutlassfish \cutlassfish\n.
1. (Zool.) a peculiar, long, thin, marine fish ({Trichiurus
lepturus}) of the southern United States and West Indies,
having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp daggerlike
teeth; -- called also frostfish, saber fish, {silver
eel}, and, improperly, swordfish; also, several related
members of the genus Trichiurus. It is closely related
to snake mackerel.
Syn: frost fish, frostfish, hairtail.
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