Spadassin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spadassin \Spa`das`sin"\, n. [F., fr. It. spadaccino a
     swordsman, from spada a sword.]
     A bravo; a bully; a duelist. --Ld. Lytton.
     [1913 Webster]