backsword
(noun) a sword with only one cutting edge
singlestick, fencing stick, backsword
(noun) a stick used instead of a sword for fencing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
backsword (plural backswords)
A sword with one sharp edge.
(UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
(UK, dated) The game in which the stick is used.
• (stick with basket handle): singlestick
• backwords
Source: Wiktionary
Back"sword`, n. Etym: [2d back,n.+ 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. Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 June 2025
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