noun
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a wooden stick used instead of a sword for fencing
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fencing with such a stick
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any short heavy stick
Etymology
Origin of singlestick
Example Sentences
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He won at the 1904 Games in singlestick — essentially fighting with canes.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 7, 2016
In 1908 M. Esnault-Pelterie applied for a U. S. patent on what he now calls the singlestick control.
From Time Magazine Archive
Moreover, while Esnault-Pelterie's patent did include a clause which might cover all singlestick controls, the one which he had designed could never work, they insisted.
From Time Magazine Archive
Out of these and many more experiments came the singlestick control as it is almost universally used today.
From Time Magazine Archive
He held the singlestick at the height of his forehead.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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