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Dec 1, 2009
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Pronunciation: ( Fr. man gōsh'), [key]
a dagger of the 16th and 17th centuries, held in the left hand in dueling and used to parry the sword of an opponent. Also called left-hand dagger.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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