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Definitions

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. In fencing, the ninth and last thrust, usually aimed at the side.

Wiktionary

  1. n. fencing A thrust in the side.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. (Fencing) A thrust in the side.

Etymologies

  1. French (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “Very good," the vicomte admitted, lunging in flanconade.”

    The Grey Cloak

  • “ah!" when the point was nicely avoided; there were lunges in quart, there were cuts over and under, thrusts in flanconade and tierce, feint and double-feint, and sudden disengagements.”

    The Grey Cloak

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