- swashbuckle
- intransitive verb (-led; swashbuckling) Etymology: back-formation from swashbuckler Date: 1897 to act the part of a swashbuckler
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
swashbuckle
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Swashbuckle — durant le Wacken Open Air 2009 Pays d’origine … Wikipédia en Français
Swashbuckle — auf dem Wacken Open Air 2009 … Deutsch Wikipedia
swashbuckle — 1897, back formation from SWASHBUCKLING (Cf. swashbuckling) … Etymology dictionary
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swashbuckle — [19] Swashbuckle is a backformation from swashbuckler [16], which originally denoted a warrior who struck his shield with his sword as a sign of aggression and machismo, rather like a gorilla beating its chest. It was a compound formed from swash … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
swashbuckle — [19] Swashbuckle is a backformation from swashbuckler [16], which originally denoted a warrior who struck his shield with his sword as a sign of aggression and machismo, rather like a gorilla beating its chest. It was a compound formed from swash … Word origins
swashbuckle — /swosh buk euhl, swawsh /, v.i., swashbuckled, swashbuckling. to work, behave, or perform as a swashbuckler. [1895 1900; back formation from SWASHBUCKLER] * * * … Universalium
swashbuckle — swash·buck·le … English syllables
swashbuckle — swash•buck•le [[t]ˈswɒʃˌbʌk əl, ˈswɔʃ [/t]] v. i. led, ling cvb to work, behave, or perform as a swashbuckler • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
swashbuckle — ˈswäshˌbəkəl, wȯsh intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: back formation from swashbuckler 1. : to play the swashbuckler : affect in the manner of a swashbuckler 2. : to compose or consist of a tale filled with the adventures of… … Useful english dictionary
