Meanings
nouncloak-and-sworder (plural cloak-and-sworders)
plural cloak-and-sworders
- datedA kind of historical drama in which the characters wore cloaks and carried swords.
Origin
From cloak + and + sword + -er.
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cloak-and-sworder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloak-and-sworder
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