Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Parries"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Parry \Par"ry\, n.; pl. {Parries}.
A warding off of a thrust or blow, as in sword and bayonet
exercises or in boxing; hence, figuratively, a defensive
movement in debate or other intellectual encounter.
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