Backsword

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A sword with only one cutting edge.
  • n. A one-handed fencing stick; a singlestick.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A sword with one sharp edge.
  • n. A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
  • n. The game in which the stick is used.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A sword with one sharp edge.
  • n. In England, a stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements; also, the game in which the stick is used. Also called singlestick.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A sword with one sharp edge, used for cutting rather than thrusting, sometimes curved, and frequently straight.
  • n. A cudgel fitted with a basket-hilt, used for a particular kind of single-stick play.
  • n. A cudgel-play in which the back-sword (in sense 2) is used, peculiar to certain counties of England, and still kept up at festivals and the like in the attempt to preserve old customs.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a sword with only one cutting edge
  • n. a stick used instead of a sword for fencing
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