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Swashbuckler
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[1] a term first recorded in 1560 to describe a noisy and boastful swordsman, based on the practice of using a sword in the fighting-hand to strike a buckler in the off-hand in order to intimidate an adversary. (derived from the archaic words swash = strike violently + buckler = small shield). [2] later, a boastful or noisy buccaneer or brigand.
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Swashplate, английский
[1] an inclined disc revolving on an shaft to give reciprocating motion to a part attached to it. [2] a metal baffle placed in a tank to inhibit the surge of liquid due to the vessel’s motion.
Swallow the anchor, английский
Leave the seafaring life.
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