† sabn.1
Heraldry. Obsolete.
= sable n.2
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1655 M. Carter Anal. Honor in Honor Rediv. 159 Bernards Inne. Beareth party per pale indented Ermin and Sab. a Cheveron Gul. fretty.
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sabn.2
/sab/ slang.
A hunt saboteur. See also hunt sab n. at hunt n.2 Additions.The word arose amongst saboteurs as a name for themselves.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > [noun] > disrupting hunt
hunt saboteur1964
hunt saboteuse1977
saboteur1977
sab1978
hunt sab1981
sabbing1983
1978 Times 12 Apr. 14/9 Sabs have been horsewhipped, ridden down, struck.
1983 Sunday Times 6 Mar. 11/2 The battle between the hunters and the ‘sabs’ is now an integral part of the hunting scene.
1988 Green Line Oct. 9/1 The hunting season is upon us once again, and the sabs take to the ‘killing fields’ with their usual courage and expertise.
Derivatives
sab v. (transitive) to disrupt as a hunt saboteur.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > hunt [verb (transitive)] > disrupt the hunt
sab1986
1986 Peace News 19 Sept. 9/1 For two seasons I went and ‘sabbed’ my local hunt.
ˈsabbing n.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > [noun] > disrupting hunt
hunt saboteur1964
hunt saboteuse1977
saboteur1977
sab1978
hunt sab1981
sabbing1983
1983 Sunday Times 6 Mar. 11/2 He is a veteran of countless sabbing missions.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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