Fencing. Obs. [f. next vb. (sense 7).] The action of ‘falsifying’ a blow; a feint.
1621. Quarles, Arsalus & P. (1678), 116.
| Amphialus … let flie | |
| A downe right blow; but with a falsifie | |
| Reverst the stroke, and left a gaping would | |
| In his right arme. |
1635. Shirley, Coronation, I. i.
| Besides, a falsify may spoil his cringe, | |
| Or making of a leg, in which consists | |
| Much of his court-perfection. |
