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UK:*/ˈsɔːrd/US:/sɔrd/,(sôrd, sōrd) in Spanish|in French|English synonyms|English Collocations|English Usage|Conjugator|in context|images WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 sword/sɔrd/n.[countable] ...
I always get an image of a barbarian or ruffian brandishing a sword (more like chopping wood) and a noble flourishing a saber/rapier (you can see the weapon moving in one continuous flowing motion). Fausto Suzuki Posted:Monday, January 6, 2014 11:13:17 AM ...