^ilriw a person’s brains out, or to fire apistol at his head.
Sauter a la gorge, Fr. a figurativeexpression among the French , whichsignifies to rush upon an enemy withrage and fury.
Sauter un fosse, Fr. to leap a ditchor fosse.
• Sauter en selle , Fr. to get on horse-back ; to spring into the saddle.
SAUTEREAU, Fr. a small piece ofloose wood in a mortoise, which causesthe cord of certain instruments to go olfby means of a feather, which is placedin its tongue or langiiet. Also the jackof a spinnet or virginal.
Sautereau, Fr. a piece of artillerywhich is not reinforced at the breech,commonly called a grasshopper.
SAUTEUELLE, Fr. an instrumentused by stone-cutters and carpenters,to trace and form angles, &c. It con-sists of two wooden rulers of equalbreadth and length, kept together atone of their extremities, by means of aturning joint or hinge; so that it opensand shuts like a compass.
S auteur, Fr. a leaper. It also sig-nifies a horse that makes regular voltsin a manage. The French say figura-tively : cest un habile sauteur , he is aningenious, or clever leaper; alluding tosi person who boasts of being able to do,or having done, more than he really can,or could : i. e. a Rhodian leaper.
SAUVE-conduite, Fr. a pass. Thisword among the French signifies notonly safe-conduct , but also a letter oflicence; such as creditors frequentlygive to individuals who have failed inbusiness, &c.
Sauve -guide, Fr. safe-guard; protec-tion.
Accorder des Sauve -gardes, Fr. togrant protections.
Envoyer une garde en SAWT.-garde,Fr. to send out a party for the purposeof escorting persons, or of protectingany particular quarter.
Sauve quipeut! Fr. let those escapethat can! This expression is familiar tothe French in moments of defeat andgreat disorder.
SAUVER, Fr. to save.
SAW, (scie, Fr.) an indented instru-ment which serves to cut or divide intopieces various solid matters, as wood,stone, marble, &c. Each pioneer isprovided with one.
Pit- Saw , a large two handed sttwj,used to saw timber in pits.
The whip - Saw is also two-handed,and used in sawing such large pieces ofstuff as a hand-saw is not capable ofdoing with any facility.
The hand-SAW is made for a singleman’s use. Of these there are variouskinds.
The tenon- Saw is a very thin saw *and has a back to keep it from bending.
The compass-SAW is very small, amiits teeth are not usually set; the use ofit is to cut a round, or any other com-pass kerf; for which purpose the end ismade broad, and the back thin, that itmay have a compass to turn in.
SAWING , (sciage, Fr.) the applica-tion of the saw in dividing of timber,See. into boards.
There are mills for sawing of wood,worked both by wind and water. Thesemills consist of parallel saws, which riseand fall perpendicularly, by means ofone of the grand principles of motion.
ill. Fetibien, in his principles ofarchitecture, makes mention of a kindof mill invented by one Missien, in-spector of the marble quarries in thePyrenees , by means of which, stonesare sawed even in the rock itself out ofwhich they are taken.
SAWN, hid. the name of an Indianmonth, which corresponds with July.
SAYON, Fr. a kind of coarse habitin which soldiers were tbnuerly clothedamong the French .
SBI 1 UIE, Fr. from the Italian, sbirro,an archer; a name given to a particularclass of serjeants or archers in Italy , andprincipally to those in Rome , where alarge body is maintained for the publicservice. Before the Revolution, the 111a-rechaussbes of France were, in differentprovinces, called archers; which indi-cates an analogy between the duties ofthe sbirri and those of the old mare-chaussee, or police of that country, withthis difference, that the latter was oneof the oldest corps of French militia*whereas the former, or the sbirri, aremore like a body of banditti, than menattached to the regular distribution ofjustice. The sbirri have a sort of uni-form.—They march, or rather patrole,with a large cocked hat, armed with afusil, pistols, and invariably with aponiard. They are under the immediatecommand; and subject to the orders, of