Saigner une Riviére, Fr. To turn the current of a river, by partially drawing off some of its water.
SAILLANT, Fr. Salient. See [Salient Angle]. This word, as well as Saillie, signifies generally any part of a building that does not run up perpendicularly from its base, but projects or slopes out.
St. GEORGE’s Guard, a guard of the broadsword or sabre, used in warding off blows directed against the head. See [Broadsword].
La SAINTE barbe, Fr. The gunner’s room.
SAKER, an old word for cannon. It carried a shot of five pounds and a quarter weight: the diameter of the bore was three inches and ⁹⁄₁₆ths; the length eight or nine feet. See [Cannon].
SALADE, Fr. This word literally means sallad. It likewise signifies a head piece. The French use it frequently in a figurative sense, viz.
Donner une Salade à quelqu’un, Fr. To give any one a good dressing.
Régiment de Salade, Fr. A term of ridicule which the French frequently applied to small new-raised corps; such as independent companies which were levied for rank only.
SALE. State of being venal; price.
Sale of Commissions. The sale and purchase of commissions is of general usage in the British service. Commissions in the British army are sold for various purposes; sometimes to indemnify individuals for their original purchase; sometimes, as was shewn in 1809, as the fund for paying princely prostitutes.