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Skirmish

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(1):

(v. i.) A slight contest.

(2):

(v. i.) A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies, or between detached and small bodies of troops.

(3):

(v. i.) To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Skirmish'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/skirmish.html. 1828.
 
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