noun
(also punta reversa)
historical Fencing A thrust made with the point of the sword and typically delivered from the executant's left side with the palm up.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Vincentio Saviolo (fl. 1595), swordsman and writer on fencing. From Italian punta point + riversa, feminine of riverso reversed (from classical Latin reversus).
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