saber : Idioms & Phrases
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false saber-toothed tiger
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noun North American cat of the Miocene and Pliocene; much earlier and less specialized than members of the genus Smiledon
WordNet
Saber fish , ∨ Sabre fish
(Zoöl.) , the cutlass fish.
Webster 1913
saber rattling
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noun the ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used)
sabre rattling.
WordNet
saber saw
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noun a portable power saw with a reciprocating blade; can be used with a variety of blades depending on the application and kind of cut; generally have a plate that rides on the surface that is being cut
reciprocating saw; jigsaw.
WordNet
saber-toothed
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adjective satellite having teeth that resemble sabers
sabertoothed; sabre-toothed.
- a saber-toothed tiger
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saber-toothed tiger
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noun any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth; from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene
sabertooth.
