Neil, he perceived, was already off for the shore, swimming hand over hand, as if a swordfish were after him.
"The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols"
William Black
You might have Neptune and his car and attendant tritons at the further end, dolphins and swordfish and other inhabitants of the sea on either side.
"Won from the Waves"
W.H.G. Kingston
The first of these, the swordfish, has a strong straight horn or sword projecting from his snout, with which he boldly attacks and pierces the whale.
"Fighting the Whales"
R.M. Ballantyne