"sab" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sabs [plural]
Etymology: Short for sabotage. Head templates: {{en-noun}} sab (plural sabs)
  1. (informal) A saboteur, especially of fox hunts. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-sab-en-noun-aQQHmGad
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Short for sable. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sab (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of sab. (“sable”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: sab. (extra: sable)
    Sense id: en-sab-en-noun-Piw94TCR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: sabs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sab (plural sabs)
  1. (UK, slang) A sabbatical officer. Tags: UK, slang Synonyms: sabb
    Sense id: en-sab-en-noun-M9RyW2WS Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 10 41 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 9 14 13 7 3 11 6 13 1 1 1 1 4 1 13 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 12 12 10 4 14 7 12 1 1 0 1 4 1 12 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Forms: sabs [present, singular, third-person], sabbing [participle, present], sabbed [participle, past], sabbed [past]
Etymology: Short for sabotage. Head templates: {{en-verb}} sab (third-person singular simple present sabs, present participle sabbing, simple past and past participle sabbed)
  1. (informal) To sabotage, especially fox hunts in opposition to blood sports. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-sab-en-verb-Wx57fAg5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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