"yielding parry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: yielding parries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} yielding parry (plural yielding parries)
  1. (fencing) deflecting the incoming attack by maintaining contact with the blade and changing the point of contact between the blades, moving from a position of poor leverage to one using the forte for strong leverage Categories (topical): Fencing
    Sense id: en-yielding_parry-en-noun-fBIMS8ab Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: fencing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war

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