What does backsword mean?
Backsword means A sword with one sharp edge..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A sword with one sharp edge..
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.
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 […]
Use backsword when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Backsword means A sword with one sharp edge..
Common synonyms include singlestick, broadsword.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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