sword cane

American

noun

a cane or walking stick having a hollow shaft that serves as a sheath for a sword or dagger.

sword cane British

noun

another name for swordstick

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Etymology

Origin of sword cane

First recorded in 1830–40

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There were a lot of ex-colonials like Allen in the Service, infuriatingly dense regarding aspects of intelligence work that did not involve torpedo boats or sword canes.

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This time around, you’re fighting gang wars in Victorian London, with new technological touches like a grappling hook and a sword cane.

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In the streets and bar-rooms of the hotels, they will cluster around him, fashionably dressed, with sword canes dangling from their fingers.

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Our captain carried a sword cane which confused him a little as the lower part occasionally stuck in the mud and came off.

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Cleggett had left his sword cane in the barroom, but he judged it would be just as well to allow it to remain there for the present.

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