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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
sword



sword [sword swords] BrE [sɔːd] NAmE [sɔːrd] noun
a weapon with a long metal blade and a handle
to draw/sheathe a sword (= to take it out/put it into its cover)
Rem: or
more at cross swords at cross v., be a double-edged sword/weapon at double-edged, the pen is mightier than the sword at pen n.
Idioms:put somebody to the sword sword of Damocles turn swords into ploughshares

Word Origin:
Old English sw(e)ord, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwaard and German Schwert.

Example Bank:
All the men were put to the sword.
I thrust my sword into his chest.
The Governor crossed swords with Democrats over US policy.
The potential financial boost is a double-edged sword.
the sword of justice

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