Main-gauche
Pronunciation : Main`-gauche" (m?N`gosh")
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., the left hand.] (Ancient Armor)
Definition : Defn: The dagger held in the left hand, while the rapier is held in the right; -- used to parry thrusts of the adversary's rapier.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913