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▪ I. sa obs. f. see v., soe n.; obs. or dial. f. so. ▪ II. sa Her. Abbreviation of sable n.2
1780Edmondson Heraldry I. Arms Abbies etc., Augustine's [St.] Monastery, Canterbury. Sa. a cross ar. 1828–40Berry Encycl. Herald. II, Abberbury..or, a fesse embattled sa. 1871Burke Peerage, etc. 195/2 Sa., a naked man, ppr. ▪ III. ‖ sa, sa, int. Obs.|sɑː sɑː| See also sessa. The Fr. exclamation çà, çà, redupl. of çà (lit. here, hither), ‘interjection familière pour exciter, encourager’ (Littré). Formerly used by fencers when delivering a thrust. Also attrib. as in sa-sa man [cf. F. faire le çà-çà galant homme (16th c. in Littré)]; and quasi-n. as a nickname for a fencing master. Cf. Du. sa sa, ‘come on, cheer up, quickly, an interjection much used to stir up fighting dogs’ (Sewel).]
1607Tourneur Rev. Trag. v. i, Sa, sa, sa! thumpe, there he lyes. 1608Sylvester Du Bartas ii. iv. iii. Schisme 224 Sa, sa (my hearts) let's cheerly to the charge. 1697Vanbrugh æsop Pt. ii. 9 He's none of your Fencers, none of your Sa Sa men. 1698Farquhar Love & Bottle ii. ii, And what are you good Monsieur, sa, sa? 1826Scott Woodst. xxviii, ‘Do you ever take bilboa in hand?—Sa—sa!’ Here he made a fencing demonstration with his sheathed rapier. |