Backsword

Origin

back + sword

Full definition of backsword

Noun

1. A sword with one sharp edge.
• 1884: Robert F. Burton, The Book of the Sword, page 140.It is a thick, heavy backsword, eighteen inches long, with a bevel where the point should be, worn at the waist in a half-scabbard of wood, and used for digging as well as killing.
2. (UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
3. (UK, dated) The game in which the stick is used.

Synonyms

• (stick with basket handle) singlestick

Anagrams

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