Swordstick
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Swordstick is a noun meaning A cane incorporating a concealed blade.
Meaning
A cane incorporating a concealed blade.
Example Sentences
In Gormenghast Swelter's kitchen boy Steerpike also ends his murderous life, pierced by a knife, in the temporary waters of the flooded castle. Steerpike can be understood as an imitator of his former kitchen master Swelter, his slim swordstick a thin copy of Swelter's cleaver.
Word Forms
- swordsticks
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cane, singlestick, stick, stiletto, makila, byknife.
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