sabring
Cutting with blade
Sabring is the act of striking or cutting with a sabre, the curved cavalry sword.
The term appears most often in historical military contexts describing mounted combat or, more brutally, the dispersal of crowds by soldiers on horseback.
In modern usage, sabring also refers to the theatrical technique of opening a champagne bottle by sliding a sabre along the neck to cleanly sever the top: We'll be sabring the champagne at midnight.
Mounted military force
- chargeCost or accusation
- slashAngled line or swipe
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- cutSeverance or reduction
duel · engagement · parry · riposte · thrust · feint · disarm · lunge
Effervescent celebratory wine
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- christeningCeremony naming a child
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
launching · festivity · cork · spray · ribbon-cutting · dedication · gala · banquet
cavalry
Mounted military force
cut · duel · engagement · parry · riposte · thrust · feint · disarm · lunge · footwork
champagne
Effervescent celebratory wine
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- christeningCeremony naming a child
inauguration · launching · festivity · cork · spray · ribbon-cutting · dedication · gala · banquet · commemoration
edge
Boundary or sharpness
scabbard · steel · cutting · slash · sweep · arc · swing · draw · sheath · grip