The Only Use
parry
in
Lord of the Flies
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- He struck in a humming circle behind him and Ralph only just parried the blow.†
p. 179.3parried = avoided
Definitions:
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(1)
(parry) to block or deflect an attack; or to avoid answering something by responding cleverly or indirectly
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)