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cut-and-thrust

cut-and-thrust is the alternative form of cut and thrust.

Meaning of cut and thrust

Noun

cut and thrust (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) The use of vehement arguments.
    • He never got used to the cut and thrust of political debate.

Questions about cut-and-thrust

What is cut-and-thrust the alternative form of?
Cut-and-thrust is the alternative form of cut and thrust.

Words near cut-and-thrust in the dictionary

  1. cut-and-paste
  2. cut-and-run
  3. cut-and-runs
  4. cut-and-shut
  5. cut-and-shuts
  6. cut-and-thrust
  7. cut-and-try
  8. cut-away
  9. cut-aways
  10. cut-back
  11. cut-backs

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