Well," he concluded, with a shrewd, low blow, "we have our own experience of this sort of thing.

A shrewd blow indeed,' King Monmouth remarked, picking up half the stool.

Fighting by pure instinct, I cut down at the extended paw, and caught it a shrewd blow at the wrist joint.

Mr Malik walked swiftly over to them and aimed a shrewd blow at their ears.

'It was a shrewd blow,' said Stephen, rubbing the top of his head.

Loud prayers would earn less favor from the gods than shrewd blows with a sword.

Yours was a shrewd blow and delivered at just the proper place and time, Bass.

Now there came groans, and loud prayers of alarm; again some shrewd blow had been dealt.

Davis struck shrewd blows that could be heard, as were heard the snarls and growls of Michael.

There are times-too-when even a shrewd blow with a bludgeon may be excused.