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  • adjective Attributive form of short sword, noun.

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Examples

  • She withdrew a short-sword as wide as her bulky shoulder and drove it to the hilt through Master Persimon's clavicle and into his body cavity.

    G'lder Curtis Hox 2011

  • As a ninja, he would use a short-sword called a wakizashi for most missions, but there was nothing to compare to fighting with the full-length sword.

    Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010

  • “All right then,” said Yukiko, and she tossed her short-sword into the same hand that held the katana, and advanced toward him, her index and pinky fingers out in the mudra for banishing evil.

    Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010

  • His wrist snapped up, without conscious thought on his part, blocking the short-sword.

    Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010

  • As a ninja, he would use a short-sword called a wakizashi for most missions, but there was nothing to compare to fighting with the full-length sword.

    Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010

  • His wrist snapped up, without conscious thought on his part, blocking the short-sword.

    Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010

  • As a ninja, he would use a short-sword called a wakizashi for most missions, but there was nothing to compare to fighting with the full-length sword.

    Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010

  • “All right then,” said Yukiko, and she tossed her short-sword into the same hand that held the katana, and advanced toward him, her index and pinky fingers out in the mudra for banishing evil.

    Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010

  • “All right then,” said Yukiko, and she tossed her short-sword into the same hand that held the katana, and advanced toward him, her index and pinky fingers out in the mudra for banishing evil.

    Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010

  • His wrist snapped up, without conscious thought on his part, blocking the short-sword.

    Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010

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