swordcraft

[ sawrd-kraft, -krahft, sohrd- ]

noun
  1. skill in or the art of swordplay.

  2. military skill or power.

Origin of swordcraft

1
First recorded in 1850–55; sword + craft

Words Nearby swordcraft

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How to use swordcraft in a sentence

  • Of how to use it I knew nothing, unless many bouts at single-stick with Jack should be some sort of apprenticeship in swordcraft.

    The Yeoman Adventurer | George W. Gough
  • They learn to tremble as little at priestcraft as at swordcraft, having acquired something of each.

  • Captain Amber was my teacher in other things than swordcraft.

    Marjorie | Justin Huntly McCarthy

British Dictionary definitions for swordcraft

swordcraft

/ (ˈsɔːdˌkrɑːft) /


noun
  1. the art of using a sword

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