Definitions
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- noun A bar of metal, at right-angles, between the
blade and thehilt of asword that stops an opponent's blade from sliding down and injuring the hand of the person wielding the sword.
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Examples
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The hilt of that strange blade was fused to her palm, and the twisted basket of its crossguard wrapped around her hand and wrist like the coils of a constricting snake.
THE RIVER KINGS’ ROAD Liane Merciel 2010
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But would he care in the slightest how the crossguard looks?
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He also had about that many crossguard and grip styles as well.
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Hell no, he is a practical northmen, he would just use some plain crossguard that works.
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Brude, what I meant is that the crossguard and pommel of needle still look like somebody spend some time making them pretty.
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His blade landed on mine and caught on the crossguard.
Kurtzhau and the Fallen Viking zornhau 2007
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The swords have a simple crossguard and most have a languet, a short central extension towards the blade that fits over the scabbard when sheathed.
Archive 2009-08-01 legatus hedlius 2009
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But would he care in the slightest how the crossguard looks?
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The swords have a simple crossguard and most have a languet, a short central extension towards the blade that fits over the scabbard when sheathed.
Sudanese Kaskara Swords legatus hedlius 2009
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Hell no, he is a practical northmen, he would just use some plain crossguard that works.
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