segoonn.
/sɪˈɡuːn/ Fencing. Obsolete or archaic.
= seconde n. 2.
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in-stop14..
out-stopa1500
warda1586
guard1601
preem1603
unicorn guard1617
quarte1639
tierce1687
tierce guard1687
tierce parade1687
inside1692
carte1707
hanging guard1707
quinte1707
seconde1707
saccoon1708
prime1710
segoon1721
octave1771
supination1805
septime1861
sixte1885
sixth1885
corps à corps1910
1721 T. D'Urfey Two Queens Brentford ii. i Straight, in Seccoon, grim Death shall be his Lot.
1730 H. Blackwell Gentleman's Tutor Small Sword 9 Which seven [thrusts] are these following: Carte, Tierce, Sagoone [etc.].
1799 R. B. Sheridan School for Scandal (rev. ed.) v. ii. 75 By a thrust in segoon [1780 second], quite through his left side.
1903 Longman's Mag. Apr. 530 A thrust in segoon.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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