backsword
English
Etymology
back + sword
Noun
backsword (plural backswords)
- A sword with one sharp edge.
- 1884, Robert F. Burton, The Book of the Sword, page 140:
- It is a thick, heavy backsword, eighteen inches long, with a bevel where the point should be, worn at the waist in a half-scabbard of wood, and used for digging as well as killing.
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- (Britain, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
- (Britain, dated) The game in which the stick is used.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
Synonyms
- (stick with basket handle): singlestick
Derived terms
- backswordman
Translations
a sword with one sharp edge
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Anagrams
- backwords