单词 | spadroon |
释义 | spadroonn. Obsolete exc. Historical. ‘A sword much lighter than a broadsword, and made both to cut and thrust’ (James). Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > sword > [noun] > cut-and-thrust sword spado1710 spadroon1798 1798 C. Roworth (title) The Art of Defence on foot with the broad sword and sabre... To which are added remarks on the spadroon. 1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. Spadroon Guard, a guard sometimes used with the cut and thrust sword, and also with the broad sword. 1826 W. Scott Woodstock II. xi. 289 Poniard, back-sword, spadroon. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1798 |
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