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stoccado

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stoc⋅ca⋅do

  [stuh-kah-doh]
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–noun, plural -dos. Archaic.
a thrust with a rapier or other pointed weapon.
Also, stoc⋅ca⋅ta  [stuh-kah-tuh] .

Origin:
1575–85; alter. of It stoccata, equiv. to stocc(o) swordpoint, dagger (< Gmc; cf. OE stocc stake) + -ata -ade 1 ; -ado < Sp, as in renegado
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