yielding parry

noun

deflecting the incoming attack by maintaining contact with the blade and changing the point of contact between the blades, moving from a position of poor leverage to one using the forte for strong leverage

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Meanings

nounyielding parry (plural yielding parries)

plural yielding parries

  1. fencingdeflecting the incoming attack by maintaining contact with the blade and changing the point of contact between the blades, moving from a position of poor leverage to one using the forte for strong leverage
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Chicago

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