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Definition
to have or use
The exact meaning of wield can depend upon its context. For example:
- "to wield an ax" — to have it in hand
- "to wield power or influence" — to have or exercise power or influence
- Not for nothing was he a butcher's son, wielding the sledded poleaxe and spitting in his palms.Episode 9 — Scylla And Charybdis (11% in)
There are no more uses of "wield" in Ulysses by James Joyce.
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