singlestick

[ sing-guh l-stik ]

/ ˈsɪŋ gəlˌstɪk /

noun

a short, heavy stick.

(formerly)

a wooden stick held in one hand, used instead of a sword in fencing.
fencing with such a stick.

Nearby words

singledom, singlehood, singleness, singles, singles bar, singlestick, singlesticker, singlet, singleton, singletrack, singletree

Origin of singlestick

First recorded in 1765–75; single + stick¹

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Examples from the Web for singlestick

Thou art a deft hand at quarterstaff and singlestick, though, and I doubt not that thy hands can guard thy head.
The Cornet of Horse|G. A. Henty
I am fairly good at fence, and excellent as any at singlestick.
The Black Douglas|S. R. Crockett
Then they turned on Hartigan, who was going through the movements of singlestick, on the open floor.
The Preacher of Cedar Mountain|Ernest Thompson Seton
George Fairburn had ever been an adept at all school games, and had spent many a leisure hour at singlestick.
With Marlborough to Malplaquet|Herbert Strang and Richard Stead

The knowledge of singlestick and quarterstaff still lingered, in the country parts of England.
Under Drake's Flag|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for singlestick

singlestick

/ (ˈsɪŋɡəlˌstɪk) /

noun

a wooden stick used instead of a sword for fencing

fencing with such a stick

any short heavy stick

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