parry

Definitions

1. 1.To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade. The French government has parried the payment of our claims. E. Everett.
2. 2.To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow, argument, etc. Locke.
3. 3.A warding off of a thrust or blow, as in sword and bayonet exercises or in boxing; hence, figuratively, a defensive movement in debate or other intellectual encounter.

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

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• What is to avoid; to shift or put off; to evade. The French government has parried the payment of our claims. E. Everett called?
• What is to ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow, argument, etc. Locke called?
• What is a warding off of a thrust or blow, as in sword and bayonet exercises or in boxing; hence, figuratively, a defensive movement in debate or other intellectual encounter called?