sabrage

noun

sabrage

noun

/səˈbɹɑːʒ/

Etymology From French sabrage. By surface analysis, sabre + -age.

1

The usually ceremonial technique of opening a bottle, typically of champagne, by slicing off the bottle's neck with a sabre.

Related terms
sabring, sabering, port tong

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