cloak-and-sworder

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

cloak +‎ and +‎ sword +‎ -er

Noun[edit]

cloak-and-sworder (plural cloak-and-sworders)

  1. (dated) A kind of historical drama in which the characters wore cloaks and carried swords.

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