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tac-au-tac

CIDE DICTIONARY

tac-au-tacn. [F., fr. riposter du tac au tac to parry (where tac imitates the sound made by the steel).].
     The parry which is connected with a riposte; also, a series of quick attacks and parries in which neither fencer gains a point.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

tac-au-tac, n. Fencing a parry combined with a riposte.

Etymology
F: imit.

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