sword-player's

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A second and more furious pass at the rustic was parried with masterly skill and activity, and rewarded by another salute from the broomstick, which ludicrously besmeared the sword-player's eyes; the crowd setting up a roar of merriment at his crest-fallen appearance.

Various - Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847