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Fencing thrust: Var.
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ripost
Word definitions for ripost in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ripost \Ri*post"\, Riposte \Ri*poste"\, n. [F. riposte.] In fencing, a return thrust after a parry. A quick and sharp refort; a repartee. --J. Morley.
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context fencing English) A thrust given in return after parrying a lunge. 2 A quick and usually witty response to a taunt. 3 An answer or reply, rapidly uttered, in response to a question or problem.
Usage examples of ripost.
Mandras could not have known that this was because `This is my sector' was the standard ripost of his mentor when confronted with his double-dealings, his dishonesty, and his barbarity.