"sabrage" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /səˈbɹɑːʒ/ Forms: saberage [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɑːʒ Etymology: From French sabrage. By surface analysis, sabre + -age. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|sabrage}} French sabrage, {{surf|+suf|en|sabre|age}} By surface analysis, sabre + -age Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sabrage (uncountable)
  1. The usually ceremonial technique of opening a bottle, typically of champagne, by slicing off the bottle's neck with a sabre. Tags: uncountable Related terms: sabring, sabering, port tong Translations (Translations): sabrage (French), sabrering [common-gender] (Swedish)

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