Backsword

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  • noun. A sword with only one cutting edge.
  • noun. A one-handed fencing stick; a singlestick.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A sword with one sharp edge, used for cutting rather than thrusting, sometimes curved, and frequently straight.
  • noun. A cudgel fitted with a basket-hilt, used for a particular kind of single-stick play.
  • noun. A cudgel-play in which the back-sword (in sense 2) is used, peculiar to certain counties of England, and still kept up at festivals and the like in the attempt to preserve old customs.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A sword with one sharp edge.
  • noun. In England, a stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements; also, the game in which the stick is used. Also called singlestick.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A sword with one sharp edge.
  • noun. A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
  • noun. The game in which the stick is used.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a sword with only one cutting edge
  • noun. a stick used instead of a sword for fencing
    • Word Usage
    "Actually, I'm reading George Silver at the moment also and the parallels between Silver and Liechtenauer are remarkable. (the Glasgow backsword class finally opened on Monday)"
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