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View synonyms for backsword

backsword

[ bak-sawrd, -sohrd ]

noun

  1. a sword with only one sharp edge; broadsword.
  2. (formerly) a cudgel having a basket hilt, used in fencing exhibitions.

backsword

/ ˈbækˌsɔːd /

noun

  1. another name for broadsword
  2. Also calledbackswordsman a person who uses the backsword
  3. a fencing stick with a basket-like protective hilt
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of backsword1

First recorded in 1590–1600; back 1 + sword
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Example Sentences

My backsword play hath been thought well of by stout men of war.

Backsword play: the game of single-stick, or fencing with cudgels.

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