Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—M

Measure Swords

(To). To fight a duel with swords. In such cases the seconds measure the swords to see that both are of one length.

“So we measured swords and parted.” —Shakespeare: As You Like It, v. 4.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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