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main-gauche

main-gauche is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

Definitions

1.The dagger held in the left hand, while the rapier is held in the right; -- used to parry thrusts of the adversary's rapier.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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What is the dagger held in the left hand, while the rapier is held in the right; -- used to parry thrusts of the adversary's rapier called?

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Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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