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Word: estocada (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1942-1942
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Usage:

...eviction of a teenage boy who leaped the arena fence and had beginner's luck passing José Maria's small (250 kilos) but tough bull. During this interruption José Maria stepped aside, then came back to capture the crowd with his kill-an estocada in which his glittering sword pierced the bull cleanly from shoulder through belly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ECUADOR: The Brothers | 8/17/1942 | See Source »

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