Read full poem →And in the morn been lively ne'ertheless,
He's happy who Love's mutual skirmish slays;
And to the gods for that death Ovid prays. 30
Dictionary Entry
A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war.
Origin
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Common Phrases
line skirmish. skirmishbetween skirmishskirmish firstskirmish sharpskirmish briefskirmish slightskirmish preliminary
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Poetry examples for “skirmish”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Spanish flag and replaced it with the Stars and Stripes.
In the skirmish four Spaniards were killed.
Read full poem →Dreary Appearance of New England; Exploring Party ; Strange Injustice to the Indians; The Voyage
to Plymouth Harbour; Skirmish with the Suvatres; Settlement .if Plymouth Founded; Groat Suf-
fering and Mortality among the Pilgrims, . gfc
Read full poem →They answer and provoke each other’s songs--
With skirmish and capricious passagings,
And murmurs musical and swift jug jug
Read full poem →words only,
Sentences broken, _gunshot wound in the breast, cavalry skirmish,
taken to hospital,
Read full poem →They answer and provoke each other’s songs--
With skirmish and capricious passagings,
And murmurs musical and swift jug jug