Tac-au-tac

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The parry which is connected with a riposte.
  2. 2
    A rapid series of attacks and parries in which neither fencer gains a point.

Etymology

From French riposter du tac au tac (“to parry”), where tac imitates the sound made by the steel.

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