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Cut-and-thrust
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Cut-and-thrust
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1. fencing
using both the blade and the point of a sword
2.
(in argument, debate, etc) a lively and spirited exchange of ideas or opinions
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Cut-and-thrust
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a lively, aggressive manner
the cut-and-thrust of partisan politics
: also cut and thrustWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.