Swasher

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who makes a blustering show of valour or force of arms. obsolete

    "As young as I am, I have obſeru'd theſe three Swaſhers: I am Boy to them all three, but all they three, though they would ſerue me, could not be Man to me; for indeed three ſuch Antiques do not amount to a man: [...]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of swash: more swash comparative, form-of

Example

More examples

"As young as I am, I have obſeru'd theſe three Swaſhers: I am Boy to them all three, but all they three, though they would ſerue me, could not be Man to me; for indeed three ſuch Antiques do not amount to a man: [...]"

Etymology

From swash + -er.

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