French grip

noun

A grip used for foil and épée that consists of a slightly curved block of wood or aluminum wrapped in a rubber or leather grip-tape.

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Meanings

nounFrench grip (plural French grips)

plural French grips

  1. fencingA grip used for foil and épée that consists of a slightly curved block of wood or aluminum wrapped in a rubber or leather grip-tape.
  2. entertainmentA method of holding drumsticks in which the palms face each other with the thumbs aimed up.

Translations

Finnish ranskalainen kahva
  • ranskalainen kahvafencing: kind of grip
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APA

French grip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20grip

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Chicago

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