backsword
[ bak-sawrd, -sohrd ]
/ ˈbækˌsɔrd, -ˌsoʊrd /
noun
a sword with only one sharp edge; broadsword.
(formerly) a cudgel having a basket hilt, used in fencing exhibitions.
a backswordman.
Words nearby backsword
backstroke,
backstroker,
backswept,
backswimmer,
backswing,
backsword,
backswordman,
backtrack,
backup,
backup light,
backward
Example sentences from the Web for backsword
My backsword play hath been thought well of by stout men of war.
Micah Clarke |Arthur Conan DoyleBacksword play: the game of single-stick, or fencing with cudgels.
Tom Brown at Rugby |Thomas Hughes
British Dictionary definitions for backsword
backsword
/ (ˈbækˌsɔːd) /
noun
another name for broadsword
Also called: backswordsman
a person who uses the backsword
a fencing stick with a basket-like protective hilt