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thus interprets; an instrument where-with sand or such like is digged out.A mattock, a spade, a shovel, a pick-axe, a hoe; also an instrument where-with sand is mingled and beaten withlime, to make mortar with. Also astrickle.

In the Lexicon Militare, authoreCarolo a Aquino, S. J. Rntrum was an-ciently written liutum, a ruenclo , scudiruendo . Idem instrumentum apudLiv. lib. 8* Bell. Punic, recensitur inter

arnm militias nauticae. See vol. ii, underRun.

RUTTIEU, a direction of the roador course at sea.

RYAL, a Spanish coin, worth six-pence three farthings English money .

IlYET, or Ryot , Inch a general namegiven in India to the lower order ofpeople, particularly the cultivators ofthe ground.

Ryet, or ryot lands, Iud. lands farm-ed our, and cultivated by the tenant.

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an iron bar like the letter, used forfastenings in walls.

SABBATH, the seventh day; setapart from works of labour to be em-ployed in piety. See Divine Service.

SABLE, Fr. sand.

SABIIERE, Fr. a piece of timber inwinch rafters are inserted ; the groovedwood of a partition.

Sabliere tie plancher, Fr. a pieceof timber about eight or nine inchesthick, commonly called the summer,that compasses the top or upper partof a room. Sablihes also signify panne!squares which are nailed to the sides of abeam, into which the joists are mortised.

Sabi.ieue, Fr. a sand-pit; also agravel-pit,

SABL[ERF,S,/<>. See Plateformes.

SABLOXIERE, Fr. a sand-pit.

SABORD, Fr. a port hole.

SABOT, n u soulier, Fr. a piece ofsharp iron with which the ends of largepiles are shod.

Sabot, F'r. a wooden shoe; horse’shoof; also a top. The French sayfiguratively : dormir comme un sabot, tosleep like a top. This was the casewith one of our generals during thecontest in America , when his campwas surprized by the insurgents, and hewas found fast asleep in the arms of astrumpet.

SABRE , (sabre, Fr.) a kind of sword,or cinvetar, with a very broad and heavyblade, thick at the back, and a littlefalcated, or crooked towards the point:it is generally worn by the heavy cavalry

and dragoons. The grenadiers, belong-ing to the whole of the French in-fantry, are likewise armed with sabres.The blade is not so long as that of asmall sword, hut it is nearly twice asbroad. French hussars wear the curvedones somewhat longer than those of thegrenadiers. The time will, perhaps,arrive when it may be thought advan-tageous to the service to arm the Britishgrenadiers with this useful and formid-able weapon.

Sabre (coup dc plat de.) Under the oldFrench monarchy, it was usual to punishdragoons for small offences, by givingthem a certain number of blows withthe flat side of a sword or sabre. A coupde. Sabre likewise signifies any strike orblow, which is made with a sword orsabre.

Sar \ir.-tnsche, from the German s able,sabre, and tasche, pocket. An appoint-ment or part of accoutrement whichhas been adopted amongst us for theimaginary Use and convenience of dra-goon officers. It consists of a pocketwhich is suspended from the sword-belton the left side, by three slings to cor-respond with the belt. It is usually ofan oblong shape scolloped at the bot-tom with a device in the center, and abroad lace round the edge. The colourof it always corresponds with that ofthe uniform. The sabre-tasche wornin the 10th regiment of light dra-goons, commanded by his Royal High-ness the Prince Regent , is of royalblue cloth, with an imperial crown and