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edge play

edge play noun: a kind of swordplay in which backswords or cutlasses are used, and the edge, rather than the point, is employed.

Noun

edge play (uncountable)

  1. A kind of swordplay in which backswords or cutlasses are used, and the edge, rather than the point, is employed.
  2. Any sexual activity involving the risk of physical harm, such as bloodplay or asphyxiation.

Forms of edge play

alternative formedgeplay

Questions about edge play

What does edge play mean?
Edge play means a kind of swordplay in which backswords or cutlasses are used, and the edge, rather than the point, is employed.
What part of speech is edge play?
Edge play is a noun.

Words near edge play in the dictionary

  1. edge number
  2. edge numbers
  3. edge of the earth
  4. edge of the world
  5. edge out
  6. edge play
  7. edge protector
  8. edge protectors
  9. edge rail
  10. edge rails
  11. edge rusher

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