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PARRY (from Fr. parer, to ward off)

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Originally appearing in Volume V20, Page 866 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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PARRY (from Fr. parer, to
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ward off)  , to turn aside a
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blow from a weapon . The
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term is used especially of a defensive
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movement of the
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sword or
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foil in
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fencing, hence, by transference, to
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ward off any attack, to turn aside an objectionable question .

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