sword cane

noun

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

sword cane

noun

1. another name for swordstick

Word History and Origins

Origin of sword cane¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

They are aware that tales of snakes concealed in computer hard drives, scythes in backpacks, bricks of weed festooned in Christmas wrapping, replica rifle umbrellas and sword canes are more than urban legend.

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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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At the same moment the man drove the blade of a sword cane through one of the lungs of Fairfax, making a wound which eventually proved fatal.

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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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