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sabit. I. A native sickle.
Minyabit: to reap with a sickle.
Pinyabit: a man who reaps with the sabit;
also (Malacca) a stealer of heads; a murderer
who obtains heads when wanted (according
to Malay belief) by the P. W. D. for burying
under the foundations of a bridge or building
in order to propitiate evil spirits and avert
ill luck.
II. [Arab..\: certain, sure.] Certain
revelation, certainty; revealed as true beyond
the shadow of doubt.
sabut. The fibrous portion, wrapper, or
shell of a fruit such as the coco-nut; coconut fibre. S. pinang: the fibrous skin of
the areca-nut. Untong sabut timbul, untong
batu tenggelam: it is the fate of fibre to
float, it is the destiny of stones to sink;
men are born different and it is useless to
shut one's eyes to that fact; Prov., J. S.
A. S., XI., 35; Ht. Raj. Don., 21.
Kulit s.: the fibrous shell of the coco-nut.
Kapal sa-besar itu menjadi kulit sabut di-tengah
laut: so large a ship became as a mere
coco-nut shell in the midst of the ocean;
Pel. Abd., I31.
Tali s.: a rope of common coco-nut fibre;
cheap cordage; Pel. Abd., I31; Sh. Pant.
Shl., 12. Tali Menila menjadi sabut: a rope
of Manila hemp has become one of fibre;
a proverbial expression describing a man
who has come down in the world. Bagai
parang burok, tali sabut tiyada tergolok: like
a worn-out chopper, which cannot even cut
the commonest fibre-rope; Prov.

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sabong. I. Cock-fighting. Alah sabong
mjtenang sorak: to lose the fight but win in
crowing over it; not to know when one is
beaten and to get credit even in defeat;
Prov.

Sabongan: the process, sport, or art of cockfighting. Ayam s.: a cock kept for fighting;
Ht. Abd., 82. Kalah s.: to get the worse in
a cock-fight; Sh. UI., 36.
Menyabong: to engage in cock-fighting,
whether of the cock itself (Ht. Abd., 272) or
of its owner (Ht. Abd., 205). This word is
also used to describe an uneasy sleeper kicking out with both feet simultaneously-a
practice believed by Malays to be most
unlucky.
Sabong is also used (less correctly) of the
lighting of the keridek or mole-cricket.
II. The flashing of forked lightning; lightning flashing from several quarters and in
various directions; a thunderstorm all round
one. Sabong-nmnyabong: id.; the intensitive
of sabong; Ht. Abd., 82; Sej. Mal., 146; Ht.
Ism. Yat., 18; Ht. Sh. Kub.; Ht. Ind. Jaya;
Ht. Sg. Samb., etc. This use of sabong is
sometimes explained as connected with sabong,
I. Cf. sabor, I.
sabak. I. Mlratap berbiji sabak: to weep
copiously; Ht. Abd., 438. The word is
refined in use.
MInyabak: to weep; Ht. Best.
II. The boiling of palm-sap in sugarmaking..^v sabar. [Arab..] Patience; see. |
jl. sabor. I. (Riau, Johor.) Intermingling; a
confused melee; wild scurrying and confusion.
Sabor segala anaak dara-dara melihat laksamana
berjalan: all the girls rushed wildly to see the
Laksamana pass; Sej. Mal., 43. Sangat-lah
sabor peperangan: the light had become a wild
mnelee; Ht. Sh. Mard. Di-dalan sabor itu:
in the crush or crowd; Sej. Mal., I46. Saborlah suwara yang berteriyak tangis itu: the
voices of those who were shrieking and
weeping mingled into a confused uproar;
Ht. Mar. Mah. Also (Kedah) sambor.
Sabor-limor: utterly commingled in confusion,-an intensitive of sabor. Sabormenyabor: id., Ht. Sh. Cf. sabong-mlnyabong.
II. Layar sabor: the top-gallant sail.

A- sabok. A peculiar kind of napkin or plaid
worn hanging over the shoulder. Maka
sigera-lah di-sapu-nya dengan puncha sabok-nya
takut di-ketahuwi uleh Dewi Tunjong Sari:
he promptly wiped it away with his plaid
fearing lest Tunjong Sari should notice it;
Ht. Sg. Samb. This plaid was often highly
ornamental and made of bright cloths such
as kain chindai (Ht. Ind. Nata) or gerengseng
sangupati (Ht. Sh.).. SL saban. [Jav. saben.]
saban pagi: to be taken
a medical prescription).

Every. Di-minumn
every morning (from

G. sabun. [Arab. o.>o.] Soap..-\ sabas.
capital.

[Pers. shabash.] Bravo; excellent,

4AL sabah.
similarity.

[Arab. shabah.j Resemblance;.u sabi. [Pers. shabi.]

Shirt; night-shirt.

xU, sabang. A small triangular sail permanently
attached to the mast, and rolled round the
mast when not in use.

Aid satin. Eng. Satin; Ht. Koris.

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