太刀先

たちさき【太刀先】

1 〔太刀のきっさき〕 the tip of a sword.

●太刀先をようやくかわす barely manage to parry a sword point.

●その女は拙者めがけて太刀先鋭く切り込んできた. She came at me with a fierce sword attack.

2 〔比喩的に〕 attacking force; the force of a verbal attack.

●論難の太刀先が鈍る the force of one's criticism [denouncement] becomes blunt.