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Search phrase: skirmish

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CymbelineCym V.ii.1.4skirmish, Iachimo and Posthumus: he vanquisheth and disarmethSkirmish Iachimo and Posthumus: he vanquisheth and disarmeth
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.ii.34It sendeth forth to skirmish. One to ten!It sendeth forth to skirmish: one to tenne?
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iii.70.1Here they skirmish againHere they skirmish againe.
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.v.33Alarum. Here another skirmishAlarum. Here another Skirmish.
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.86.1Enter Servingmen of Gloucester and Winchester inEnter in skirmish with bloody Pates.
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.86.2skirmish with bloody pates
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.92.1Skirmish againSkirmish againe.
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.104They begin to skirmish againBegin againe.
King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.94To skirmish not for pillage, but for the crownToskirmish, not for pillage but for the Crowne,
Much Ado About NothingMA I.i.58they never meet but there's a skirmish of wit betweenthey neuer meet, but there's a skirmish of wit between

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encounterskirmish, assault, engagement
skirmishdo battle, wage war
skirmishfight, clash, fracas

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skirmishencounter

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SKIRMISHBASICskirmish n, skirmish v

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