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ˈsword-blade
The blade of a sword.
1409Durham Acc. Roll in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1899) XIV. 521 Et soluta Johanni Felanceby pro ii swerdblad pro les belowes [of the forge], ii d. 1545Rates of Custome Ho. b vj b, Knyues called swerdblades the dossen vi.s. viii.d. 1620in Foster Eng. Factories Ind. (1906) 215 There is scarce a kniffe or a swordblade in the fleete. a1700Evelyn Diary 30 Sept. 1644, The Mills where they hammer and polish the sword-blades. 1784Cowper Task ii. 318 It [sc. satire] may correct a foible, may chastise The freaks of fashion, regulate the dress, Retrench a sword-blade, or displace a patch. 1842Borrow Bible in Spain xxxvi, In old times..the sword⁓blades of Toledo were held in great estimation. 1852Thackeray Esmond iii. xiii, She..turned pale at the sight of her brother and kinsman, drawn swords, broken sword⁓blades, and papers yet smouldering in the brazier.
b. attrib. Sword-blade bond, sword-blade note, one of the securities issued by the Sword-blade Company, a speculative company in London incorporated 15 Sept. 1691 for the manufacture of hollow sword-blades in the North of England, which failed and was taken over by London merchants who speculated in forfeited lands in Ireland.
[1703Jrnls. Ho. Commons Ireland 9 Oct. 331/1 The Governor and Company for hollow Sword-Blades in England.] 1707Luttrell Brief Rel. (1857) VI. 192 It's said a quo warranto will be brought against the sword blade company. 1708Lond. Gaz. No. 4422/8 Lost.., between the Mine-Adventure-Office on Snow-hill, and the Sword-Blade-Office in Birchin-lane, a..Pocket-Case, in which were the following Notes:..Three Sword-Blade-Notes,..No. 41. for 12l. 10s., No. 19. for 23l. 10s., No. ― for 30l. 1725in J. Collyer Rep. Cases Crt. Chancery (1847) II. 363 note, A. B., being ill of the sickness whereof he died..said, ‘Now, my dear Ann, take these (viz. a bank note and a sword-blade bond), they are yours.’ |