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A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the convex side, -- in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs and persians.

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  1. n. A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the convex side, -- in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs and persians.
  2. n. A long-handled billhook. See Billhook.
  3. n. a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade
  4. n:100 n. a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade