backsword

Noun
Synonyms: singlestickfencing stick

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. a stick used instead of a sword for fencingSynonyms: singlestickfencing stickType of stick
  2. a sword with only one cutting edgeType of sword, blade
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Back′sword′ (…), noun

Origin: 2d back, noun + sword.

1. A sword with one sharp edge.

2. In England, a stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements; also, the game in which the stick is used. Also called singlestick. James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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