feints
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Feints and false starts would mark pro football’s return.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2022
Some Men mark Feints with the Head and Body, which is a very disagreeable Sight, and dangerous with Regard to Time.
From The Art of Fencing The Use of the Small Sword by Mahon, Andrew
Feints are old, silly tricks, almost impossible with large armies, and therefore very seldom feints are successful.
From Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count
As there are in this Thrust three motions of the Sword, viz. the two Feints and the Thrust; the Foot must make as many, in order to answer the Motions of the Hand.
From The Art of Fencing The Use of the Small Sword by Mahon, Andrew
The only Feints that should be made in Tierce, are those that are marked from below above to return below, and from above below to return above.
From The Art of Fencing The Use of the Small Sword by Mahon, Andrew
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