backsword : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: backsword	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for backsword
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
backsword n a stick used instead of a sword for fencing [syn: singlestick, fencing stick, backsword] a sword with only one cutting edge
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Backsword \Back"sword`\, n. [2d back,n.+ sword.] 1. A sword with one sharp edge. 2. In England, a stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements; also, the game in which the stick is used. Also called singlestick. --Halliwell.