A rapier is a sword which has two edges on its narrow blade. ... Because of its blade's characteristic sharpness, rapier is also used as an adjective: if you have a rapier wit, you are quick with the jokes.

Whats the meaning of rapier?

A rapier is a straight, two-edged sword with a narrow pointed blade, designed especially for thrusting.

What does rapier boy mean?

These words are spoken by Tybalt, who is a Capulet, in act 1, scene 4. ... Romeo is, Tybalt suggests, a typical Montague. His response to this is to ask his "boy," or servant, to fetch him his rapier, a type of sword.