SABRE-TACHE
\sˈe͡ɪbətˈaʃ], \sˈeɪbətˈaʃ], \s_ˈeɪ_b_ə_t_ˈa_ʃ]\
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An ornamental leather case worn by cavalry officers at the left side, suspended from the sword-belt.
By Daniel Lyons
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s[=a]'b[.e]r-tash, n. an ornamental leather case worn by cavalry officers at the left side, suspended from the sword-belt.--Also S[=A]'BRE-TASH. [Fr. sabre-tache--Ger. säbeltasche, säbel, a sabre, Ger. tasche, a pocket.]
By Thomas Davidson
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
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