swashing
“blow,”
ROMEO AND JULIET, i. 1. 61
A blow that comes down with noise and violence, an overpowering blow. (
“To swash [or clash with swords and armour],
Chamailler.”
Cotgrave's Fr. and Engl.
Dict.
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A General Glossary to Shakespeare's Works. Alexander Dyce. Boston. Dana Estes and Company. 1904.
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