spadassin

spadassin

(ˈspædəˌsɪn)
n
1. a swordsman
2. a bully
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He was a man of from forty to forty-five years of age, half churchman half soldier, -- a spadassin, grafted upon an abbe; upon seeing that he had not a sword by his side, you might be sure he had pistols.
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