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tierce

 (n): the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
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7 months ago chained_bear said:

"TIERCE, a thrust in which the back of the hand is upwards." (citation in Historical Military Terms list description)

about 1 year ago chained_bear said:

"'... when he came to see us in England my father and I gave him some lessons: it was riposte, counter-riposte, parry or tierce all through that summer; but at least he survived.'"
--Patrick O'Brian, The Letter of Marque, 183

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