📖 Definitions of "Backsword"
noun
- 1
A sword with one sharp edge.
- 2
A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
- 3
The game in which the stick is used.
🔄 Synonyms of "Backsword"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| broadswordnoun | (history) A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt. |
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| broadswordnoun | (history) A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt. |
| swordbladenoun | The blade of a sword |
| bladenoun | The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts. |
| swordingnoun | Slashing or fighting with a sword. |
| prop swordnoun | A sword with its tip and edge blunted for safety, diminishing the ability to use it as a weapon: intended for dramatic representation. |
| swordworknoun | Combat using a sword; swordplay. |
| sworderynoun | (rare) Swordplay; sword fighting or swordsmanship. |
| sword-breakernoun | A short sword or dagger with a deeply notched or toothed blade, or with secondary projections, designed to catch or grapple an opponent's weapon. |
| swordbreakernoun | Alternative form of sword-breaker. [A short sword or dagger with a deeply notched or toothed blade, or with secondary projections, designed to catch or grapple an opponent's weapon.] |
| swordplaynoun | fighting with a sword |
| swordfightnoun | A fight or duel using swords. |
| sword drillnoun | (Christianity) A competitive exercise in which children are given the name and number of a Bible verse and race to be the first to locate it in the book |
| slashnoun | A slashing action or motion: |
| cutting edgenoun | (idiomatic, by extension, often with "on the") The forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field. |
| edgenoun | An advantage. |
| estramaconnoun | A straight, heavy sword with two edges, used in the 16th and 17th centuries. |
| warbladenoun | A large bladed weapon designed for use in battle, such as a sword or battle axe. |
| sword fightingnoun | Dueling with swords; fighting an opponent when both are using swords as weapons. |
| swordsmanshipnoun | the skill of using a sword |
| broadswordsmanshipnoun | (very rare) The mastery in using broadswords. |
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