backsword
[ bak-sawrd, -sohrd ]
noun
a sword with only one sharp edge; broadsword.
(formerly) a cudgel having a basket hilt, used in fencing exhibitions.
a backswordman.
Origin of backsword
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How to use backsword in a sentence
My backsword play hath been thought well of by stout men of war.
Micah Clarke | Arthur Conan Doylebacksword play: the game of single-stick, or fencing with cudgels.
Tom Brown at Rugby | Thomas Hughes
British Dictionary definitions for backsword
backsword
/ (ˈbækˌsɔːd) /
noun
another name for broadsword
Also called: backswordsman a person who uses the backsword
a fencing stick with a basket-like protective hilt
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