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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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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 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
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