Definition of Backsword in English :

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Backsword meaning in English

Meaning of Backsword in English

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Backsword pronunciation in English

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Backsword

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Noun

1. backsword, fencing stick, singlestick

a stick used instead of a sword for fencing

2. backsword

a sword with only one cutting edge

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Backsword

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noun
1.  another name for broadsword
2. Also called: backswordsman
a person who uses the backsword
3. 
a fencing stick with a basket-like protective hilt

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Backsword

see synonyms of backsword
noun
1. 
a sword sharpened on only one edge
2. 
a hilted, saberlike stick used in fencing practice or as a singlestick

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Backsword

see synonyms of backsword
n.
1. A sword with only one cutting edge.
2. A one-handed fencing stick; a singlestick.

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