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Meanings and history of the name Sable

- Derived from "saber" meaning Sword
- In old English it means black.
- In French it is the word for sand.
- In Italy it's a nickname for Isabelle.
- "Reaching SABLE" is slang for knitters meaning Stash Aquisition Beyond Life Expactancy... To much yarn.
- Dark brown color associated with the fur of a sable. A sable is a small, carnivorous mammal whose fur has been a valuable commodity since the middle ages for items ranging from fur coats to paint brushes.

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In the comic strip "Smilin' Jack", Sable was the name of Jack's wife.