Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A death-blow. Coleridge.
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Examples
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Twisting to evade another death-stroke, she cried, Take cover!
Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007
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Twisting to evade another death-stroke, she cried, Take cover!
Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007
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Twisting to evade another death-stroke, she cried, Take cover!
Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007
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Twisting to evade another death-stroke, she cried, Take cover!
Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007
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A fleeting glimpse showed the Cimmerian the giant tawny shape, rearing upright against the stars, towering over him for the death-stroke.
Wings in the Night Howard, Robert E. 2006
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And still, an unexpected misfortune is like a speedy death-stroke; while a hope that is always frustrated, and yet springs into life again, is like death by slow torture.
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A fleeting glimpse showed the Cimmerian the giant tawny shape, rearing upright against the stars, towering over him for the death-stroke.
The Coming of Conan The Cimmerian Howard, Robert E. 2003
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A fleeting glimpse showed the Cimmerian the giant tawny shape, rearing upright against the stars, towering over him for the death-stroke.
The Coming Of Conan The Cimmerian Howard, Robert E. 2003
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A fleeting glimpse showed the Cimmerian the giant tawny shape, rearing upright against the stars, towering over him for the death-stroke.
The Conan Chronicles Howard, Robert E. 1989
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That death-stroke you gave your foe, ah, 'twas beautiful! '
Three Hearts and Three Lions Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1953
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