RUSTRE, Fr. A lance so called, which was formerly used in tournaments.
RUTTIER. A direction of the road or course at sea.
RYET or Ryot, Ind. The general name given in India to cultivators of the ground.
Ryet or Ryot Lands, Ind. Lands farmed out and cultivated by a tenant.
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SABLE, Fr. Sand.
SABLONIERE ou SABLIERE. Any spot from which sand is drawn. It likewise means a sand-pit.
SABORD, Fr. a port-hole.
SABRE, (Sabre, Fr.) a kind of sword, or scimetar, with a very broad and heavy blade, thick at the back, and of a shape falcated, or curved, but sharp at the point. It is generally worn by heavy cavalry and dragoons. The grenadiers, belonging to the whole of the French infantry, are likewise armed with sabres. The blade is not so long as that of a small sword, but it is nearly twice as broad. French hussars wear the curved sabres somewhat longer than those of the grenadiers. The broad straight sword is best adapted for infantry of every kind.
Sabre-Tasche. From the German sabel, sabre, and tasche, pocket. An appointment or part of accoutrement of hussars, which consists of a pocket which is suspended from the sword-belt on the left side, by three slings to correspond with the belt. It is usually of an oblong shape, scolloped at the bottom, with a device in the centre, and a broad lace round the edge. The color of it always corresponds with that of the uniform.