flesh one's maiden sword
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Meaning · English
To kill or defeat someone for the first time in battle
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
đánh bại hoặc giết ai đó lần đầu trong trận chiến
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: to blood one's new sword
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The young warrior fleshed his maiden sword in the heat of combat
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “flesh one's maiden sword” mean?
To kill or defeat someone for the first time in battle Literally: to blood one's new sword
Is “flesh one's maiden sword” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.