Afterstroke

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A stroke which follows another literally
2
A counterblow; a return stroke
"In an after-stroke, Lancelot brought his blade skidding down shallowly across Mordred's armor to nick his neck, the only exposed flesh on his body."
3
A payback broadly, figuratively
4
A type of grace note that appears after the subject note rather than before

"In an after-stroke, Lancelot brought his blade skidding down shallowly across Mordred's armor to nick his neck, the only exposed flesh on his body."

From Middle English after-stroke, equivalent to after- + stroke.