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Definition of sabretasche : A leather case or pocket worn by cavalry at the left side, suspended from the sword belt.

Usage examples:

• This officer was amazed at his host's preparations, and said, " When we are campaigning, and get hungry, we knock over the first animal we find, cut off a steak, powder it with salt, which we always have in the sabretasche, put it under the saddle, gallop over it for half a mile, and then dine like princes." - "The Book of Household Management", Mrs. Isabella Beeton.