sabretasche

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French sabretache, from German.

Noun

sabretasche (plural sabretasches)

1. (military, obsolete) A leather case or pocket worn by cavalry at the left side, suspended from the swordbelt.
   • 1840, Charles Lever, O'Malley, the Irish Dragoon:

     Oh, love is the soul of an Irish dragoon In battle, in bivouac, or in saloon, From the tip of his spur to his bright sabretasche.

Anagrams

• sabretaches