at half-sword

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. fighting a close fight, closer than a sword's length to one's opponents. archaic,not-comparable,rare
    — I am a rogue, if I were not at half-sword with a dozen of them two hours together. I have 'scaped by miracle. I am eight times thrust through the doublet, four through the hose; my buckler cut through and through; my sword hack'd like a hand-saw
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