"gay blade" meaning in All languages combined

See gay blade on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: gay blades [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gay blade (plural gay blades)
  1. (obsolete) A dashing swordsman. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-gay_blade-en-noun-Cz~s7eXN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14
  2. (dated) A dashing youth. Tags: dated Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-gay_blade-en-noun-QhfGeGPa Disambiguation of People: 44 56

Inflected forms

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        "(obsolete) A dashing swordsman."
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