swordstick

/ (ˈsɔːdˌstɪk) /

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noun

a hollow walking stick containing a short sword or dagger

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Words nearby swordstick

sword lily, swordman, sword of Damocles, swordplay, swordsman, swordstick, sword-swallower, swordswoman, swordtail, swore, sworn

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How to use swordstick in a sentence

Suddenly he snatches his walking stick from the teak table, and draws it; for it is a swordstick.
Heartbreak House|George Bernard Shaw
A fortnight later a bank manager was stabbed to death with a swordstick in that very part of the Bois.
Beasts and Super-Beasts|Saki
Talking of tools, you've got that swordstick, Flambeau, you always carry?
The Wisdom of Father Brown|G. K. Chesterton