swordstick
/ (ˈsɔːdˌstɪk) /
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noun
a hollow walking stick containing a short sword or dagger
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Example sentences from the Web for swordstick
Suddenly he snatches his walking stick from the teak table, and draws it; for it is a swordstick.
Heartbreak House|George Bernard ShawA fortnight later a bank manager was stabbed to death with a swordstick in that very part of the Bois.
Talking of tools, you've got that swordstick, Flambeau, you always carry?
The Wisdom of Father Brown|G. K. Chesterton