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sab

Pronunciation: /sab/

British informal

Definition of sab

noun

a hunt saboteur.

verb (sabs, sabbing, sabbed)

[no object]

act as a hunt saboteur:they travelled the country sabbing and demonstrating

Origin:

1970s: abbreviation of saboteur

Nearby words

Saanen
Saar
Saarbrücken
Saarinen
Saarland
sab
Sab.
Saba
sabadilla
Sabaean
Sabah

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