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sabord: gunport (hatch in the hull of a ship through which a cannon is fired); scuttle, porthole
sabordage: scuttling
saborder: to scuttle (a ship); to pull the plug on
sabot: wooden shoe, clog; hoof
sabotage: sabotage
saboter: to sabotage
saboteur: saboteur
sabotier: sabotier
sabrage: sabrage
sabre: a single-edged sword; the force, arms; cutlassfish
sabre au clair: with sword drawn (with the sword out of its sheath); in an openly aggressive and forthright manner
sabre d'abordage: cutlass
sabre laser: lightsaber (sword having a blade made of a powerful beam of light)
sabrer: to slash with a sabre; to remove large sections from a text while editing it, to axe; to open a bottle, usually champagne, with a slice from a sword
sabretache: sabretache
saburral: saburral
sabéisme: Sabeism
sac: bag, sack; ten French francs
sac: plunder, loot
sac amniotique: amniotic sac
sac d'os: bag of bones (skinny person)
sac de couchage: sleeping bag (padded or insulated bag large enough to surround the whole body and which keeps the user warm while sleeping)
sac de frappe: punching bag
sac de nœuds: can of worms, tar baby, snarl
sac de sable: sandbag
sac isotherme: cooler bag
sac plastique: plastic bag
sac pollinique: pollen sac
sac poubelle: garbage bag, rubbish bag
sac à coucher: sleeping bag
sac à dos: rucksack, backpack (bag worn on a person's back)
sac à foutre: a person with many sexual partners; a slut
sac à main: handbag; purse
sac à merde: scumbag, piece of shit
sac à puces: a fleabag (an unkempt mammal, especially a dog)
sac à vin: drunkard
sac-à-lait: a white perch (Morone americana); a white or black crappie (Pomoxis spp.)
sacalait: alternative spelling of sac-à-lait (“white perch; white/black crappie”)
saccade: a jerk (jerking movement); a rapid jerky movement of the eye (voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another; the act of checking a horse quickly with a single strong pull of the reins
saccader: to jerk, jolt; to shake
saccadé: jerky, jolty
saccage: devastation, destruction; pillage, ransacking
saccager: to sack, pillage; to ransack
saccageur: pillager
saccaride: saccharide, carbohydrate
saccarifier: to saccharify
saccarine: post-1990 spelling of saccharine
saccharase: saccharase
saccharate: saccharate
sacchareux: sugary
saccharidique: saccharidic
saccharifiable: saccharifiable
saccharificateur: saccharifier
saccharification: saccharification
saccharifère: sacchariferous
saccharinate: saccharinate
saccharine: saccharin
saccharique: saccharic
saccharolipide: saccharolipid, glycolipid
saccharomycose: saccharomycosis