The Boston Globe, August 29th, 2004
At Wollaston, Nantasket, Humarock, and many other area beaches, sea walls armor the coast. Stone and concrete parapets rarely bring to mind medieval castles, knights, and battle axes, but understanding a sea wall begins with a bit of broadsword vocabulary. Swashbuckling enlivens most beaches in summer, especially late in the day when flirting young people sometimes replace toddlers building sand castles. Swash lingers from the ancient Scandinavian. The word designates the sound water makes under the feet when walking. It mimics perfectly the swishy, squishy sound of water moving in waterlogged...
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