cloak-and-sworder

Questions

What does cloak-and-sworder mean?

A kind of historical drama in which the characters wore cloaks and carried swords.

Where does cloak-and-sworder come from?

From cloak + and + sword + -er.

How to pronounce cloak-and-sworder

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