sabrer
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Meanings
Verb
1. to slash with a sabre (transitive)
2. to remove large sections from a text while editing it, to axe (figuratively)
3. to open a bottle, usually champagne, with a slice from a sword
Examples5
They sabred the champagne.
The horsemen cut down the gunners of the artillery battery.
to axe the pointless monologues
to slash left and right
We need to cut costs.