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| sword [ sawrd ] (plural swords) |
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1. long-bladed weapon: a handheld weapon with a long blade that is sharp on one or both edges and sometimes slightly curved
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2. use of force: the use of force, violence, or military power
  The pen is mightier than the sword.
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| [ Old English sweord< Germanic] |
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cross swords (with somebody) to argue or come into conflict with somebody
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put somebody to the sword to kill somebody violently, especially in war (literary)
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