Read full poem →But a National Guard close by me, outside of the hubbub,
Broke his sword with slashing a broad hat covered with dust,—and
Passing away from the place with Murray under my arm, and
Dictionary Entry
To cut or attempt to cut, particularly:
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Common Phrases
. slashingattack slashingaway slashing
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Poetry examples for “slashing”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →In which the circles make a pother
Cutting and slashing one another,
Bid the straight lines a journeying go.
Read full poem →In bitter safety I awake, unfriended;
And while the dawn begins with slashing rain
I think of the Battalion in the mud.