[1895–1900; back formation from swashbuckler]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: apothecaries' measure, backstage, backwind, cutback, hit-and-run
Examples of 'swashbuckle' in a sentence
swashbuckle
Or will he have the confidence to swashbuckle around on debut?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
As is so often the case with these overblown movies, the swashbuckle could do with a bit of tightening.
The Sun (2017)
However, like so many of their recent ones, this win owes more to attrition than swashbuckle.