"at one blow" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} at one blow (not comparable)
  1. With one strike (of a hand, tool, or weapon). Tags: not-comparable Related terms: at one blast, at one stroke
    Sense id: en-at_one_blow-en-adv-1NgjMv89 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1884 [before 1557], Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Margaret Hunt, editors, The Valiant Little Tailor [European folk tale] (Grimm's Household Tales; 1)",
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