Definition of "sword-cut" []

• A blow with the edge of a sword. In the language of fencing usually cut. (noun)
• A wound or scar produced by a blow of the edge of a sword. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The momentum of the sword-cut carried him forward just enough to cause him to stumble, though, and the last of the monsters to our front clambered on to his back."
• "I took sword-cut terminology from Shinkeudo: Japanese Swordsmanship by Toshishiro Obata."
• "While tearing down the banner he had received a sword-cut across his face."