† ˈhalf-swordn.

Obs.

1. A small-sized sword. Cf. half- comb. form 2c.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > sword > [noun] > short sword

saxa800

knifec1175

whinyard1478

hanger1481

short-sword1508

whinger1540

whanger1541

half-sword1552

estocade1579

wacadash1613

acinaces1653

dourlach1825

estoc1830

dah1832

simi1860

malchus1890

kirpan1904

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Halfe sworde, semispathium.

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Mezza arma, a halfe-sword, any halfe weapon.

2. Half a sword's length. to be at half-sword, to be at close quarters with swords.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed encounter > contending in battle > [adverb] > at close-quarters

handlingsa1400

hand by hand?a1439

hand unto handc1540

head-to-head1556

half-sword1589

at the sera1591

half-staff1603

close quarters1809

1589 ‘Pasquill of England’ Returne of Pasquill sig. D^v, To meete with his wisedome at the halfe sword.

1598 Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 ii. v. 164, I am a rogue if I were not at halfe sword with a douzen of them.

a1625 J. Fletcher Bonduca v. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Iiii2^v/2, I was four several times at half sword with him.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2016).

单词	half-sword
释义	† ˈhalf-swordn. Obs. 1. A small-sized sword. Cf. half- comb. form 2c. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > sword > [noun] > short sword saxa800 knifec1175 whinyard1478 hanger1481 short-sword1508 whinger1540 whanger1541 half-sword1552 estocade1579 wacadash1613 acinaces1653 dourlach1825 estoc1830 dah1832 simi1860 malchus1890 kirpan1904 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Halfe sworde, semispathium. 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Mezza arma, a halfe-sword, any halfe weapon. 2. Half a sword's length. to be at half-sword, to be at close quarters with swords. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed encounter > contending in battle > [adverb] > at close-quarters handlingsa1400 hand by hand?a1439 hand unto handc1540 head-to-head1556 half-sword1589 at the sera1591 half-staff1603 close quarters1809 1589 ‘Pasquill of England’ Returne of Pasquill sig. D^v, To meete with his wisedome at the halfe sword. 1598 Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 ii. v. 164, I am a rogue if I were not at halfe sword with a douzen of them. View more context for this quotation a1625 J. Fletcher Bonduca v. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Iiii2^v/2, I was four several times at half sword with him. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2016). < n.1552
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