† heartistn.
Obsolete. rare.
A fencer able to pierce or strike the heart.
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a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Loves Pilgrimage iv. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Cccccccc2v/1 Where is there a man now living in the Town That hath a steady hand..is there Ever a good heartist, or a member percer, or a Small-gut man left.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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