Seconde

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In fencing, a parry, thrust, counter, etc., on the fencing-floor.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The second defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, with the hand held in a prone position and the tip of the sword below the level of the guard.
  • Word Usage
    ""seconde" and "thyrde parte;" also before the New Testament, the well-known one of Henry VIII. giving the Bible, but the space for"
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