downstroke

[doun-strohk]

noun

a downward stroke, as of a machine part, piston, or the like.

a downward stroke in writing, often heavier and darker than an upward stroke.

Origin:
1850–55; down¹ + stroke¹

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Downstroke is always a great word to know.

So is quincunx. Does it mean:

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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downstroke
noun
a stroke normally made in a downward direction

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