What does caveating mean?
Caveating means (fencing) Shifting the sword from one side of an adversary's sword to the other..
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(fencing) Shifting the sword from one side of an adversary's sword to the other..
Caveating is so necessary a motion in fencing, that without it there could be scarcely any offensive part, or pursuit.
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Caveating means (fencing) Shifting the sword from one side of an adversary's sword to the other..
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Caveating is so necessary a motion in fencing, that without it there could be scarcely any offensive part, or pursuit.
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