Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

at half-sword

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: at half-s-word
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

fighting a close fight, closer than a sword's length to one's opponents.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"I am a rogue, if I were not at half-sword with a dozen of them two hours together. I have 'scaped by miracle. I am eight times thrust through the doublet, four through the hose; my buckler cut through and through; my sword hack'd like a hand-saw"

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does at half-sword mean?: fighting a close fight, closer than a sword's length to one's opponents.

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