Backsword
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Backsword is a noun meaning A sword with one sharp edge.
Meaning
A sword with one sharp edge.
More Meanings
- A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
- The game in which the stick is used.
Example Sentences
One afternoon, as the missionary and I were sitting outside our tents, my attention was attracted towards a group of sepahis engaged under a banyantree, playing the game of backsword […]
It [the dáo of the Nágá tribe, south-east of Assam] 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.
Word Forms
- backswords
Synonyms for backsword
Depending on context, synonyms include singlestick, broadsword.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include broadsword, swordblade, blade, swording, swordwork, swordery.
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