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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Main-gauche

/(măN`gōsh")/ · Main·-gauche · IPA
01 n. The dagger held in the left hand, while the rapier is held in the right; -- used to parry thrusts of the adversary's rapier.
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    The dagger held in the left hand, while the rapier is held in the right; -- used to parry thrusts of the adversary's rapier.(Ancient Armor)