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swordplay

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sword·play  (sôrdpl)
n.
The act or art of using a sword, as in fencing.
swordplay
Noun
the action or art of fighting with a sword
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Noun1.swordplayswordplay - the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
play
action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
fencing - the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)
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Messieurs Musketeers, I will not have this haunting of bad places, this quarreling in the streets, this swordplay at the crossways; and above all, I will not have occasion given for the cardinal's Guards, who are brave, quiet, skillful men who never put themselves in a position to be arrested, and who, besides, never allow themselves to be arrested, to laugh at you
The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
As she glanced back he was still visible beyond a turn in the stairway, so that she could see the quick swordplay that ensued.
The Chessmen of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Nor did the boy neglect Paul of Merely, but engaged them both in swordplay that caused the eyes of Greystoke to bulge from their sockets.
The Outlaw of Torn by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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