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Stiff :: Stiff (superl.) Not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate; pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary..

Main-gauche :: Main-gauche (n.) The dagger held in the left hand, while the rapier is held in the right; -- used to parry thrusts of the adversary's rapier..

Pique :: Pique (n.) In piquet, the right of the elder hand to count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary counts one..

Satan :: Satan (n.) The grand adversary of man; the Devil, or Prince of darkness; the chief of the fallen angels; the archfiend..

Lurch :: Lurch (n.) A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch.

Adversary :: Adversary (a.) Opposed; opposite; adverse; antagonistic.

Opposer :: Opposer (n.) One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist; an adversary.

Sidewinder :: Sidewinder (n.) A heavy swinging blow from the side, which disables an adversary..

Archenemy :: Archenemy (n.) A principal enemy. Specifically, Satan, the grand adversary of mankind..

Adversary :: Adversary (a.) Having an opposing party; not unopposed; as, an adversary suit..

Singlestick :: Singlestick (n.) The game played with singlesticks, in which he who first brings blood from his adversary's head is pronounced victor; backsword; cudgeling..

Dismount :: Dismount (v. t.) To throw or remove from a horse; to unhorse; as, the soldier dismounted his adversary..

Opponent :: Opponent (n.) One who opposes; an adversary; an antagonist; a foe.

Subtiliate :: Subtile (a.) Sly; artful; cunning; crafty; subtle; as, a subtile person; a subtile adversary; a subtile scheme..

Clutch :: Clutch (n.) The hands, claws, or talons, in the act of grasping firmly; -- often figuratively, for power, rapacity, or cruelty; as, to fall into the clutches of an adversary..

Bilk :: Bilk (n.) A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his score; a balk.

Maim :: Maim (v.) The privation of the use of a limb or member of the body, by which one is rendered less able to defend himself or to annoy his adversary..

Adversary :: Adversary (n.) One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.

Force :: Force (n.) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit of which he has none.

Schesis :: Schesis (n.) A figure of speech whereby the mental habitude of an adversary or opponent is feigned for the purpose of arguing against him.

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