What does waggadash mean?
Waggadash means (archaic) A wakizashi..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(archaic) A wakizashi..
Their disposition, according to the quality of their arms, is thus: first of all march their shot, that is, calievers, for muskets they have none, neither will they use any; then follow pikes, then cattans and targets, bows and arrows, waggadashes or hooks, and lastly, calievers again close the march ; and among all these they, have no colours, drums, trumpets, nor any sort of warlike music.
Towards evening, the king of Jedo sent me two suits of varnished armour, as a present to our king ; and sent likewise for myself a tatch and a waggadash, the former being a long sword which is only worn in Japan by soldiers of the highest rank, and the latter being a singular weapon resembling a Welsh hook.
[…] and enumerated various personal belongings, amongst others his Japanese weapons—his “cattans” and his “waggadash.”
He returned bearing gifts from the shogun for King James. These included two suits of armour, a katana and a waggadash (wakizashi) for himself.
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Waggadash means (archaic) A wakizashi..
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Their disposition, according to the quality of their arms, is thus: first of all march their shot, that is, calievers, for muskets they have none, neither will they use any; then follow pikes, then cattans and targets, bows and arrows, waggadashes or hooks, and lastly, calievers again close the march ; and among all these they, have no colours, drums, trumpets, nor any sort of warlike music.
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