The governor was an expert at fencing with reporters at press conferences.
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spar with — See: FENCE WITH … Dictionary of American idioms
spar with — See: FENCE WITH … Dictionary of American idioms
spar — [[t]spɑ͟ː(r)[/t]] spars, sparring, sparred 1) V RECIP If you spar with someone, you box using fairly gentle blows instead of hitting your opponent hard, either when you are training or when you want to test how quickly your opponent reacts. [V… … English dictionary
spar — spar1 [spa: US spa:r] v past tense and past participle sparred present participle sparring [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from spur] 1.) to practise ↑boxing with someone spar with ▪ He broke his nose while sparring with Vega. 2.) to argue… … Dictionary of contemporary English
spar — 1. n. 1 a stout pole esp. used for the mast, yard, etc. of a ship. 2 the main longitudinal beam of an aeroplane wing. Phrases and idioms: spar buoy a buoy made of a spar with one end moored so that the other stands up. spar deck the light upper… … Useful english dictionary
spar buoy — noun a buoy made of a spar with one end moored so that the other stands up … English new terms dictionary
Spar (mineralogy) — Spar is a term that is used to refer to a category of crystals that have readily discernible faces. Crystallized, earthy, and some metallic, a spar will easily break into rhomboidal, cubical, or laminated fragments with polished surfaces, but… … Wikipedia
spar — spar1 [spär] n. [< MDu or MLowG, akin to OE spær(stan), gypsum, chalk] any shiny, crystalline, nonmetallic mineral that cleaves easily into chips or flakes spar2 [spär] n. [ME sparre < ON sparri or MDu sparre < IE base * sper , pole, rod … English World dictionary
Spar — Spar, n. [OE. sparre; akin to D. spar, G. sparren, OHG. sparro, Dan. & Sw. sparre, Icel. sparri; of uncertain origin. [root]171. Cf. {Spar}, v. t. ] 1. (Naut.) A general term any round piece of timber used as a mast, yard, boom, or gaff. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spar buoy — Spar Spar, n. [OE. sparre; akin to D. spar, G. sparren, OHG. sparro, Dan. & Sw. sparre, Icel. sparri; of uncertain origin. [root]171. Cf. {Spar}, v. t. ] 1. (Naut.) A general term any round piece of timber used as a mast, yard, boom, or gaff.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
