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sabretasche

sabretasche noun: a leather case or pocket worn by cavalry at the left side, suspended from the swordbelt.

Noun

sabretasche (plural sabretasches)

  1. (obsolete) A leather case or pocket worn by cavalry at the left side, suspended from the swordbelt.
    • Oh, love is the soul of an Irish dragoon In battle, in bivouac, or in saloon, From the tip of his spur to his bright sabretasche.1840, Charles Lever, O'Malley, the Irish Dragoon

Forms of sabretasche

pluralsabretasches

Origin of sabretasche

Borrowed from French sabretache, from German.

Questions about sabretasche

What does sabretasche mean?
Sabretasche means a leather case or pocket worn by cavalry at the left side, suspended from the swordbelt.
What part of speech is sabretasche?
Sabretasche is a noun.
What is the plural of sabretasche?
The plural of sabretasche is sabretasches.

Words near sabretasche in the dictionary

  1. sabremetrician
  2. sabremetricians
  3. sabres
  4. sabretache
  5. sabretaches
  6. sabretasche
  7. sabretasches
  8. sabretash
  9. sabretashes
  10. sabretooth
  11. sabretoothed

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