Cross swords
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Definition
| • | That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield. |
| • | An inclosure about a field or other space, or about any object; especially, an inclosing structure of wood, iron, or other material, intended to prevent intrusion from without or straying from within. |
| • | A projection on the bolt, which passes through the tumbler gates in locking and unlocking. |
| • | Self-defense by the use of the sword; the art and practice of fencing and sword play; hence, skill in debate and repartee. See Fencing. |
| • | A receiver of stolen goods, or a place where they are received. |
| • | To fend off danger from; to give security to; to protect; to guard. |
| • | To inclose with a fence or other protection; to secure by an inclosure. |
| • | To make a defense; to guard one's self of anything, as against an attack; to give protection or security, as by a fence. |
| • | To practice the art of attack and defense with the sword or with the foil, esp. with the smallsword, using the point only. |
| • | Hence, to fight or dispute in the manner of fencers, that is, by thrusting, guarding, parrying, etc. |
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