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be put to the sword

be put to the sword

To be slain or executed, especially in or as a consequence of war. Scores of villagers were put to the sword by the merciless invaders, and those who survived were left with a ravaged, empty township.
See also: put, sword

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Young-Giyung-geeKorean
RiikkaREE:K-kahFinnish
Nikolett-Hungarian
Rina (4)ṙee-nahJapanese
Al-Amir-Arabic (Rare)
DentonDEN-tənEnglish
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