sabretasche

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noun

A leather case or pocket worn by cavalry at the left side, suspended from the swordbelt.

OriginFrench sabretache →
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Meanings

nounsabretasche (plural sabretasches)

plural sabretasches

  1. obsoletegovernmentA 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

Origin

  1. Frenchsabretache
  2. Englishsabretasche

Borrowed from French sabretache, from German.

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APA

sabretasche. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sabretasche

MLA

“sabretasche.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sabretasche. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sabretasche,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sabretasche.

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