The verb, to slash, comes from the french esclachier, and means to cut with a single sweeping motion. If you hold a knife or sword and slash something in front of you like a curtain or an enemy, and you are right handed like most people, the wound will be from top right to bottom left. Think of the middle part of the Z in Zorro.

Back means, the other way.

The verb to slash comes from the Middle French esclachier and means to cut with a single sweeping motion. If you hold a knife or sword and slash something in front of you like a curtain or an enemy, and you are right handed like most people, the wound will be from top right to bottom left. Think of the middle part of the Z in Zorro.

Back means the other way.