| 单词 | sa-sa man |
| 释义 | > as lemmassa-sa man See also sessa int. The French exclamation çà, çà, reduplication of çà (lit. here, hither), ‘interjection familière pour exciter, encourager’ (Littré). Formerly used by fencers when delivering a thrust. Also attributive as in sa-sa man [compare French faire le çà-çà galant homme (16th cent. in Littré)] ; and quasi-n. as a nickname for a fencing master. Cf. Dutch sa sa, ‘come on, cheer up, quickly, an interjection much used to stir up fighting dogs’ (Sewel).] ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > [noun] > fencing-master master, teacher of fence1533 sa-sa man1607 fencing-mastera1648 pushing master1699 maître d'armes1830 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > [interjection] > on delivering a thrust sa, sa1607 1607 T. Middleton Revengers Trag. v. sig. H4v Sa, sa, sa: thumpe, there he lyes. 1608 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 87 Sa, sa (my hearts) let's cheerly to the charge. 1697 J. Vanbrugh Æsop: 2nd Pt. 9 He's none of your Fencers, none of your Sa Sa men. 1699 G. Farquhar Love & Bottle ii. ii. 19 And what are you good Monsieur, sa, sa? 1826 W. Scott Woodstock III. iv. 91 ‘Do you ever take bilboa in hand?—Sa—sa!’ Here he made a fencing demonstration with his sheathed rapier. < as lemmas |
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