[He] sings and swashbuckles in eighteenth-century costume (Newsweek).
... dashing soldiers of fortune who swashbuckled their way to legend (Wall Street Journal).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
swash|buck|ler|ing — «SWOSH BUHK luhr ihng, SWSH », noun, adjective. = swashbuckling. (Cf. ↑swashbuckling) … Useful english dictionary
swash|buck|ler — «SWOSH BUHK luhr, SWSH », noun. a swaggering swordsman, bully, or boaster: »He had a garrison after his own heart…guzzling, deep drinking swashbucklers (Washington Irving) … Useful english dictionary
swash|buck|ling — «SWOSH BUHK lihng, SWSH », noun, adjective. swaggering; bullying; boasting: »political swashbuckling (n.), a swashbuckling swordsman (adj.) … Useful english dictionary
swash·buck·ler — … Useful english dictionary
buck — buck; buck·a·roo; buck·ber·ry; buck·board; buck·et·er; buck·et·ful; buck·ey wrack; buck·ing·ham·shire; buck·ish; buck·ism; buck·le·less; buck·leya; buck·ra; buck·shee; buck·skinned; buck·wagon; buck·wheat·er; el·buck; gems·buck; jum·buck;… … English syllables
swash — swash·buck·le; swash·buck·ler; swash·buck·ler·ing; swash·buck·ling; swash; swash·er; … English syllables
swashbuckle — swash·buck·le … English syllables
swashbuckling — swash|buck|ling [ swaʃ,bʌklıŋ ] adjective used about a character in a story, movie, etc. who has a lot of fights and exciting experiences a. swashbuckling movies, stories, etc. involve a lot of fights and exciting experiences ╾ swash|buck|ler… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
swashbuckling — swash|buck|ling [ˈswɔʃˌbʌkəlıŋ US ˈswa:ʃ , ˈswo:ʃ ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: swashbuckler noisy boastful fighter (16 20 centuries), from swash to wave around or hit noisily (15 20 centuries) (probably from the sound) + buckler] relating to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
swashbuckler — swash•buck•ler [[t]ˈswɒʃˌbʌk lər, ˈswɔʃ [/t]] n. a swaggering swordsman, soldier, or adventurer Also called swash′er. Etymology: 1550–60 … From formal English to slang
